SABnzbd on Ubuntu 10.04 power management (sleep) manual

[Zignut]

Here is how I got my PC with SABnzbdplus 0.5.x on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to sleep on queue completion:

1) install powernap on your Ubuntu:

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sudo apt-get install powernap

2) add the following to your sudoers:

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sudo visudo

*** Important: [username] is your normal username ***
*** Important: go to the bottom of the file and write: ***

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[username] ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/powernap

Press CTRL+X
Press Y
Press Enter

This allows you to run powernap without having to type in root password.
You can at this point test that is works by rebooting and typing the following in a terminal:

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sudo /usr/sbin/powernap

If it sleeps without asking for root password it works .


3) create a script for sabnzbd and a folder for the script:

I made a script folder in my /home/[username] folder

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mkdir /home/[username]/script

make the script (called sleep):

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nano /home/[username]/script/sleep

Type the follwing:

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#!/bin/bash
sudo /usr/sbin/powernap

Press CTRL+X
Press Y
Press Enter

CHMOD the script so it is executable:

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CHMOD 775 /home/[username]/script/sleep

Again you can check yur script by typing the following in a terminal:

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/home/[username]/script/sleep

4) Next step is to tell SABnzbd where your script folder is located.

In your sabnzbd webinterface go to General -> Folders and type "script/" in the "Post-Processing Scripts Folder:".
Click "Save changes".
Click "home" and you can now select your "sleep" script in the "On queue finish" drop down box.

Enjoy!

-Zignut