From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Aug 23 4:35: 8 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from salmon.maths.tcd.ie (salmon.maths.tcd.ie [134.226.81.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0862514CEE for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 04:35:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie) Received: from walton.maths.tcd.ie by salmon.maths.tcd.ie with SMTP id ; 23 Aug 1999 12:34:21 +0100 (BST) Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 12:34:20 +0100 From: David Malone To: Cillian Sharkey Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: proposed change for /etc/periodic/* scripts Message-ID: <19990823123420.A45940@walton.maths.tcd.ie> References: <37C10D71.EAA5D819@baker.ie> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.6i In-Reply-To: <37C10D71.EAA5D819@baker.ie>; from Cillian Sharkey on Mon, Aug 23, 1999 at 09:59:29AM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Aug 23, 1999 at 09:59:29AM +0100, Cillian Sharkey wrote: > * if there are no passwd/group diffs found, don't print anything > out (not even the header). Same for setuid etc. diffs. > > * For the 'df' status, only report filesystems that are over > a certain capacity (95% or only xxMb left etc..) This may not be a good idea. I often check daily reports to see if a disk has suddenly filled or had been gradually filling over a long period of time - you wouldn't be able to get this info if you print stuff selectively. For anyone who reads daily reports regurally it doesn't take long to get used to the usual look of a report of moderate length (<2screens?) and to notice if something is out of place. You don't have to read every single word (and if you need to come back to it all the info should be there). David. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message