Re: [Hampshire] Switch on after power loss

Leo wrote:
> Oh, OK. I thought as you can set things like WOL and the alarm time to
> wake on, in Linux, that it might be possible to set this as well. Never
> mind.

I think perhaps we are confusing booting linux and logging onto a desktop.

In the server world machines routinely reboot after a power outage
idealworld: if the backup genset fails, the UPS last long enough for an
orderly shutdown :-)

Anyway, BIOS settings will configure your machine to boot. Linux generally
will boot but usually will not start a user desktop. Servers tend to NOT have X
or any desktops installed.

Windows has a "shack-nasty" trick whereby you get the server to auto login
to a user desktop - but this is only because without a desktop a windows
server is not actually fully working :-)

linux is different (and better!) the desktop belongs to the user not the server.

This means that the box (BIOS) and linux may start but until you login no desktop
*usually* exists.

FWICR There are ways to get a linux box to auto login to a desktop but I have never
wanted (or investigated how to do this).

Jacqui