Very Computer

I've got a server that keeps crashing, but the cause of the event
doesn't get logged.  And with the screen saver going, the 'panic'
information isn't visible.

How can I disable the screen saver?  I've got a better way to prevent
screen burn-in:  I leave the monitor off when I'm not at the machine.

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Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VA
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Bernie Dunn
Department of Earth Sciences
The University of Western Ontario

: I've got a server that keeps crashing, but the cause of the event
: doesn't get logged.  And with the screen saver going, the 'panic'
: information isn't visible.

Huh?  Any stuff which is being printed on the console should also be
recorded somewhere - look at /etc/syslog.conf to see where.  If you
have an application which doesn't syslog stuff (or use it's own
record files) then re-write it so it does.

: How can I disable the screen saver?  I've got a better way to prevent
: screen burn-in:  I leave the monitor off when I'm not at the machine.

For a console, setterm -blank 0 ought to do it.

        Geoff

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