smb wrote:
> I have a server than runs 24/7, but much of the time there isn't much
> demand placed on it. I have set the disk to spin down after 20min of
> inactivity, but it never seems to reach this threshold. On closer
> inspection, I see the hard disk light flicks on briefly every 5 secs or
> so. I can't think what would cause this. Are there any tools that can
> help my trace what is causing this disk activity?

Heh, I couldn't figure this out on my laptop either, and my laptop drive
doesn't have many days left, so whenever I leave it on overnight, I hear
is working every few minutes, for just a brief moment. I suspect its
some kind of log files being written, disk syncing, idunno... oh well.

Also keep in mind that the slocate database gets updated daily (or at
least weekly, I forget) at 4 am. This usually lets me know its time for bed.