On 07/25/2011 08:17 PM, Bluejay Adametz wrote:
>>>   I have configured a cron task to start certain virtual machines when kvm
>>> host starts at a certain runlevel (3 or 4). My script:
>
>>    @reboot     root    /root/bin/launch_vms
>
> What's the advantage of using cron to do this vs. an init script? It
> never occurred to me to use cron for this, so I'm curious why one vs.
> the other.
>
>                                                           - Bluejay Adametz

In my environment, I need to start vmfw01 before vmfw02. Yes, I can do 
it with an init script using sleep in my shell script (like I do it), 
but I need console prompt as soon as possible.



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