On 09/07/13 20:22, Gordon Messmer wrote:
On 07/08/2013 09:39 AM, John Reiser wrote:
1. Install a userid whose login shell is /usr/bin/sync
    (or a script which does "sync; sync")
2. Login as the sync user (twice, perhaps.)

Running sync multiple times doesn't have any particular purpose on Linux.
http://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/TheLegendOfSync

I sync I know what you mean!

Seriously, thanks for the short history lesson, puts it all into perspective.


Cheers,
Gavin