Re: Log Off VS Restart
- From: "xrees" <lkandia@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 11 Jul 2006 21:53:20 -0700
DanS wrote:
"xrees" <lkandia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:1152630992.271894.4270
@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:
A simple question. Varied answers I'm sure.
A client recently asked
Should we "Log Off" or "Restart" at the end of the day.
Which is better?
And why?
Log Off
1. Gets you out of all the programs you were working in, shutting down
any data access to email, documents etc. so that backups can perform
without running into "open files".
2. Shuts down any applications that were run on LOGIN.
Restart
1. Same as Log Off PLUS
2. Clears the Page File?
3. Clears RAM
What about electrical surges? Does a restart actually cut power
temporarily to hard drives, MB, etc. ? Ie is there more wear and tear
on a workstation performing daily RESTARTS as opposed to daily LOGINS
and LOGOFFS?
TIA
Luke
I know you really did mean restart Luke.
The question is, have you experienced any difference if someone chooses
one or the other ? Has there been any issue's with locked files when just
logging off. Since network shares are still active even though noone's
logged on that particualr PC, other users *COULD* be accessing the files
on a remote drive, which MAY cause a problem.
You can always drum up a discussion of which is better, on 24/7 or on
when only using..... should I logoff or just lock the PC, etc.
Unfortunately I can't answer the question about cutting power. I haven't
looked at PC architecture in depth. I would venture a guess that there is
less of a 'surge' on just a reset. How much ? Don't know. Only because
the HD may still be spinning since the reset is of very short duration.
There will not be the initial draw needed to start it spinning. Also,
power supply capacitors will still be charged to be able to supply *some*
of that initial oomph needed.
Anyway you look at it, whatever any differences may be bwteen the two,
they'd probably wash each other out anyway.
It ends up being personal preference.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
The dialogue with the client had started because of the old question
"should we shut our pcs down at night?" I used to be of the opinion
that yes, to save on electricity, keep the amount of heat down etc. it
would probably be best to do so. Now, after years of seeing systems
lose their drives "way before their time" usually on startup in the
mornings, I'm not so sure.
So i offered my opinion, that it would probably be better if they left
their pcs on for the duration of the week, logging off so as to make
sure that everyone was out of all possible data files, dbs, etc. Then
to shut them off on the weekends. So when the question came to me of
whether a restart would do the same thing and which was better, I was
sort of caught off guard. Never thought of it really. Was wondering
if anyone else ever had.
Which lead me to this group and the questions about loss of power, etc.
I'm inclined to believe that you're probably right, that the amount of
time that the drives go without power is miniscule and hence very
little eletrical stress is imposed on all the components. So that a
restart or logoff (other than all those other things that occur on
startup already mentioned) is really all a matter of choice and not
benefits.
Thanks again
Luke
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