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author | Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de> | 2018-04-03 13:03:13 +0200 |
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committer | Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de> | 2018-04-03 13:03:13 +0200 |
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diff --git a/data/desktop-autoloader.1 b/data/desktop-autoloader.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..372fa99 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/desktop-autoloader.1 @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.TH desktop-autoloader 1 +.SH NAME +desktop-autoloader \- Desktop Session Autoloader Launch Script +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B desktop-autoloader + +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fBdesktop-autoloader\fR is a tiny script that loads a virtual desktop session in Xvfb. +Its purpose is to fill the kernel's file system RAM cache with all necessary files +needed for running a real desktop session (of the same type). +.PP +The Desktop Session Autoloader is a nice-to-have tool on diskless clients +(aka LTSP Fat Clients). It accelerates the login of the +first-user-of-the-day tremendously. To take advantage of the pre-loaded +desktop session, make sure the diskless systems get launched via Wake-on-LAN +before 7:30am. +.PP +\fBdesktop-autoloader\fR should not be executed directly, it is executed via CRON. +It gets only executed when the system is booted before a certain time of day (so +it does not inflict performance breakdown on already running sessions. + +.SH OPTIONS +There are no options. + +.SH SEE ALSO +/etc/cron.d/desktop-autoloader + +.SH AUTHOR +This manual page was written by Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de> for the Debian Project. |