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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @rpsmith
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      @rpsmith said in To schedule a reboot:

      how about a memory leak in 23.01 on my SG-1100.

      And what redmine is that exactly?

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        rpsmith @johnpoz
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        @johnpoz -- Memory leak might not be the correct terminology.

        https://forum.netgate.com/topic/178023/1100-upgrade-22-05-23-01-high-mem-usage/13?_=1676880006434&loggedin=true

        Roy...

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @rpsmith
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          @rpsmith said in To schedule a reboot:

          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/178023/1100-upgrade-22-05-23-01-high-mem-usage/13?_=1676880006434&loggedin=true

          I have no idea what is going on with that thread to be honest.. I have only been on 23.01 for a day.. But I looked at mine and do see a bump in memory at 3am ish

          mem.jpg

          A quick look at cron jobs do show a few things that kick off at 3am it seems.. But like I said only been running 23.01 for a day, so this is the first 24 hour period.. I will look to see what happens at 3am coming up.

          But from what I am seeing I sure wouldn't schedule any sort of reboot schedule - that is insane.. And what does it solve - sure doesn't tell you what is causing it, etc.

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            SteveITS Galactic Empire @johnpoz
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            @johnpoz I posted in https://forum.netgate.com/topic/177886/23-1-using-more-ram/41. Based on my second day it should not increase tonight.

            Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
            When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
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            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @SteveITS
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              @steveits yeah thanks - I saw tiny little change this morning

              tiny.jpg

              Just something to keep an eye for a few days.. Still not seeing anything that would justify any sort of reboot schedule that is for sure.

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                Cire3
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                I know this is old, but some people do have reasons. I know I have an issue where DNS just stops resolving? but it takes between 2-4 months to actually act up.

                Quick reboot and everything is up and running. I have not had time to diag what the issue is, and honestly when it happens my production environment goes down (My Computer Store). And I guarantee it only happens when I'm not here as it always does. I have to contact someone to pull the plug and give her a boot. That's not convenient. Is it a "me" problem, yup... But like many others, kind of shocked it's not already there. I'm not sure anyone's software is that perfect.

                I'm not a programmer, but I know it's not that hard to pull off. What ransom would be asked to have a button run a cron job ?

                For the now part, it would be great to reboot once a month, hell every 2. Is it a Band-aid? Yup, but would be a great one until I get the time to figure what's going on.

                Just My2Cents.... And you get no change.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                  You can just add a cronjob to reboot if you need to.

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                    SteveITS Galactic Empire @Cire3
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                    @Cire3

                    Install cron package.

                    this is weekly, adjust for you:

                    minute 	hour 	mday 	month 	wday 	who 	command
                    1 	4 	* 	* 	7 	root 	/sbin/shutdown -r now
                    

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      I would use: /etc/rc.reboot there. It reboots more cleanly, stops pkgs backs-up ram disks etc.

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                        Cire3 @SteveITS
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                        @SteveITS

                        And a simple solution without asking 10 questions in return and being told your doing things wrong.

                        Thanks !

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