Re: [TCLUG:14678] running rc5 crackers

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

> > Start them from cron. Then you can run them in the middle of the night
> > when you're not using the system. (And then kill them from cron in the
> > morning)
> 
>         I like being able to pull up a screen that shows the progress,
> so I run it inside of 'screen', and then detach my session.  I leave it
> running all the time at nice +19.  The only performance degredation I've
> noticed is the fact that it uses up memory.  That's one of the reasons
> I've switched to icewm instead of E.

echo "Starting rc5des client..." >/dev/console
cd /usr/local/sbin/dnetc
./dnetc >/dev/tty9 2>&1 &
cd /

>         I even play quake3 or Unreal while it's running and everything's
> fine.  My CPU isn't even incredibly beefy.  It's a K6-3 450.

Nice levels exist for a reason. I just it running all the time...