Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 09:25:45 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> Cc: James Howard <howardjp@glue.umd.edu>, Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: /etc/security -> /etc/periodic/security ? Message-ID: <200007040825.JAA03271@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> of "Tue, 04 Jul 2000 00:17:16 BST." <20000704001716.A13714@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>
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> James Howard wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Ben Smithurst wrote:
> >=20
> >> Try the attached. They haven't been thoroughly tested, but that's what
> >> -CURRENT is for, right? :-) I even remembered to update the manual page
> >> this time...
> >=20
> > This needs to have knobs and stuff located in /etc/defaults/periodic.conf
>
> Umm, which knobs? I added the only two options the security stuff currently
> uses, what else does it need?
>
> > Also, it would be cool if a security option were made to periodic(8).
>
> Well, "periodic security" will work as long as /etc/periodic/security
> exists, so I guess you just mean the docs need updating? I'll get to
> that if someone is actually planning on committing this stuff.
Perhaps the best option is to do with the inline security option and
just run ``periodic security'' from cron ? I can commit the changes.
If you send me some diffs, I'll commit them and then look at
introducing {daily,weekly,monthly,security}_silence flags that will
silence mails that have nothing to say.
Assuming there are no objections that is....
> --=20
> Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D
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