Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup
Date: 2002-09-28 10:05:23 PST

> > RH 7.2 installs apmd during a desktop install.  Since I often find that
> > apmd is the source of problems (such as shutting down my NIC at
> > inopportune times), I stop it and prevent it from autostarting.
> > But if I were to take the time to get beyond the problems it causes
> > without turning it off, is apmd useful on a desktop?  Forgive me if the
> > answer is obvious.

> If your machine needs to be on 24x7 (firewall, router, web server), then
> there's probably not much point in apmd, since you'll have disabled the
> BIOS's suspend/standby features, and apmd will never get triggered.

My system is up 24x7 but is inactive for much of that time. However the network must always be up for remote login.

> But if your machine's just your own personal workstation, you might want to
> make use of APM's standby/suspend modes for the reduction in power
> consumption, potential for lowered noise from drives and fans, and/or the
> convenience of resuming from suspend instead of doing a
> shutdown/reboot.

It's just a personal workstation and I'd like to reduce power consumption, but the network gets hosed when apmd is running. I have not found any way to get the network back short of rebooting.

After my post, I began to look around the sysconfig directory. I don't know how I missed it the first time, but I now discovered a switch in /etc/sysconfig/apmd that may keep apmd from messing with the network. I'll give apmd another try with that switch turned off.

Precept