From 4f2cacbf3d0bb01e8be86c3af4539bd05d2f0a35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pliable Pixels Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 16:43:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] put a warning that fast delete/audit are generally no longer recommended --- docs/faq.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index c2bcc38c4..d041d12ef 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ Optional skip archived events: click on the plus sign next to -7 days to add an Optional slow delete: limit the number of results to a number, say ``10`` in the filter. If you have a large backlog of events that would be deleted, this can hard spike the CPU usage for a long time. Limiting the number of results to only the first three each time the filter is run spreads out the delete processes over time, dramatically lessening the CPU load. + +.. warning:: We no longer recommend use enable ``OPT_FAST_DELETE`` or ``RUN_AUDIT`` anymore, unless you are using an old or low powered system to run Zoneminder. Please consider the remaining tips in this answer to be 'generally deprecated, use only if you must'. + There are two methods for ZM to remove files when they are deleted that can be found in Options under the System tab ZM_OPT_FAST_DELETE and ZM_RUN_AUDIT.