Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:51:00 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: configuring periodic services Message-ID: <200006162351.AAA48925@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de> of "Sat, 17 Jun 2000 01:20:10 %2B0200." <4.1.20000617011658.00a5a9a0@mail.rz.fh-wilhelmshaven.de>
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This stuff began as just a bunch of things to do daily. It was split
up into the various /etc/periodic scripts and directories some time
ago so that it could be managed more easily.
Cron runs /usr/sbin/periodic.
I have no intentions to change the way /usr/sbin/periodic is invoked.
> At 00:03 17.06.00 +0100, Brian Somers wrote:
> >I would like to implement an /etc/periodic.conf,
> >/etc/defaults/periodic.conf scheme that will contain variables to
> >control periodic jobs, in the same way that $clear_daily_* have just
> >started doing in rc.conf.
> Hi!
>
> Please help a poor beginner to understand the differences of the job cron
> does, and above picture...
>
> Or do you intend to help to get rid of cron for certain scenarii, thus
> increasing security of the system?
>
> Regards
> Olaf Hoyer
> --------
> Olaf Hoyer www.nightfire.de mailto:Olaf.Hoyer@nightfire.de
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>
> Liebe und Hass sind nicht blind, aber geblendet vom Feuer,
> dass sie selber mit sich tragen. (Nietzsche)
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