I am unable to automatically restart my Mac Mini running Ventura. When I schedule it via Terminal and pmset, it chokes because of a warning that other users are still connected to the Mac. The Mac Mini is used as a file server and Time Machine server so users will always be connected. In previous versions of Mac OS, you could schedule a restart in Settings - Energy Saver and it would not throw up the error message. Anyone have a workaround?
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Cannot auto restart because users still connected
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According to Apple, shutdown -r should still work in Ventura.
Restart computers using Terminal on Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/ter...s-apd7d247a89-3560-4c3b-a471-3e66ff607040/mac
Restart computers using Terminal on Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/ter...s-apd7d247a89-3560-4c3b-a471-3e66ff607040/mac
What are hoping to accomplish with weekly restarts. I will argue that it’s completely unnecessary. Servers should run 24/7.
(Do you have a Windows background?)
That's not normal. I run a Mini for media and Time Machine and I never reboot. I don't run Plex though. Maybe you can explore that as a possible cause. Rather than rebooting the machine, try scripting Plex to quit and restart.
You could integrate shutdown -r into a launch daemon with StartCalendarInterval https://www.launchd.info/ or use cron https://developer.apple.com/library...l/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/ScheduledJobs.html
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