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one_off_reboot [2021/08/28 18:57] – clarity hogwildone_off_reboot [2023/05/23 19:46] – -formatting hogwild
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-====== One-off reboot (or any command really...) ======+====== Schedule a One-off Reboot (or any other command) ======
  
-What if you wanted to perform, for example, a restart of your hardware device? However, you might not want to perform that action until a certain time, such as when users stop needing Internet connectivity, or until some other condition is met.+What if you wanted to perform, for example, a restart of your hardware device? You might not want to perform that action until some conditions are met. For example, when users stop needing Internet connectivity.
  
-You might have noticed the option under Administration/Scheduler to reboot at a specific time. This is a periodic setting only, and will be saved in the device's configuration settings. A reboot at 5:00 AM might be executed more frequently than you might want.+You might have noticed the option under //Administration///[[admin-sched|Scheduler]] to reboot at a specific time. This is a periodic, permanent setting only. It will be saved in the device's configuration settings. A reboot at 5:00 AM might be executed more frequently than you wish.
  
-A simple solution to this is to have a reboot performed once only. FreshTomato includes a minified version of the Linux crontable command, called "cru".+A simple solution to this is to configure a reboot to be performed only once. FreshTomato includes a miniature version of the Linux crontable command, called "cru".
  
-This can be done by adding a command directly into the crontable.+You can arrange the the above by adding a command directly into the crontable. 
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 + \\
  
 For example: For example:
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 + \\
  
 <code -> <code ->
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 </code> </code>
  
- \\  This command would restart your device at 5:00 AM. The standard Unix cron syntax is used here: \\   [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron|cron]] .+ \\ This command would restart your device at 5:00 AM.
  
-This is effective on a running device, but not saved permanently anywhere in the configuration. Thus, after reboot the scheduled activity will automatically disappear, which is what is wanted in this case.+The standard Unix cron syntax can be found here: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron|cron]]
  
-If you need to remove the scheduled activity for whatever reason, before it is executed, use the following command:+This command will take effect on a running device, but would not be saved permanently in the configuration. Thus, after a reboot, the scheduled activity would automatically disappear, which in this case, is the desired result. 
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 + \\ 
 + 
 +If you need to remove the scheduled activity before it is executed, use the following command: 
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 + \\
  
 <code -> <code ->
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 </code> </code>
  
- \\  to verify use the "l" parameter to list scheduled cron jobs:+ \\  To verify the schedule, use the "l" (list) parameter to list scheduled cron jobs: 
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 + \\
  
 <code -> <code ->
 cru l cru l
 </code> </code>
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 + \\
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 + \\
  
  
one_off_reboot.txt · Last modified: 2023/05/23 19:47 by hogwild

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