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