On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 22:28 +0200, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Brad Langhorst schrieb: > > On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 22:07 +0200, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > >> Brad Langhorst schrieb: > >>> On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 11:11 +0200, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > >>>> Brad Langhorst schrieb: > >>>>> it only seems to check during bootup... > >>>>> > >>>>> can i configure it to check more often? > >>>> stop/start the service using the task scheduler is one example how you > >>>> can do it. > >>> hmm - why does the service keep running if it will never do anything? > >>> Some MS services just stop when they have nothing left to do. > >> Currently, it works like that. > > okay - maybe i could add a feature to have it check periodically the > > wpkg directory for a flag file telling it to initiate a sync? > > > > that way one could install software everywhere without having to reboot > > or restart the service remotely. > > What do you mean by a "flag file"? i mean a special file that an administrator could create to trigger a sync. eg: \\rococo\wpkg\FORCE_SYNC if the file is present when the service polls the service could start a sync. > > would that be a welcome addition? > > Yeah, but it's not that easy. > Currently, the service needs to run if you are: > 1) logging in remotely > 2) have "logon delay" set > > If you stop WPKG service, and try to logon remotely, you will be > welcomed by "please wait, WPKG is installing applications...". > > Of course, a better way would be to do it so that the service is not > needed - if you feel you can do it, you're welcome of course. hmm it sounds like a big project, not worth it for 1M of ram. thanks for your reply! brad -- Brad Langhorst CTO - CoopMetrics wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users |