On Thu, 21 Nov 2019 at 21:02, NTS <nts@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 21 Nov 2019 at 18:13, David C. Rankin > <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On 11/21/2019 05:53 AM, Christian Hesse wrote: > > > I've created systemd configuration overlay snippets for this, for > example > > > /etc/systemd/system/man-db.timer.d/RandomizedDelaySec.conf: > > > > > > [Timer] > > > RandomizedDelaySec=30min > > > > > > Create a file for every timer you want to delay. > > > > Thank you Ralph & Christian, > > > > I'll do that. Something to just keep them all from firing when I boot > would > > be nice. > > Can't you make these services depend on another one which you write to > start a certain number of minutes after boot? > > Regards, > NTS > You could, but if you're going to modify the services anyway, then a randomized delay seems betters. That way, they are not only delayed, they are also spread out. -- Maarten
