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Date:      06 Jul 2000 02:09:32 +0200
From:      Cyrille Lefevre <clefevre@no-spam.citeweb.net>
To:        Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk>
Cc:        Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, James Howard <howardjp@glue.umd.edu>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: /etc/security -> /etc/periodic/security ?
Message-ID:  <wvj0i0g3.fsf@pc166.gits.fr>
In-Reply-To: Ben Smithurst's message of "Tue, 4 Jul 2000 13:07:44 %2B0100"
References:  <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> <200007040825.JAA03271@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> <20000704130744.D13714@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>

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Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> writes:

> Brian Somers wrote:
> 
> >> 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.
> >=20
> > Perhaps the best option is to do with the inline security option and=20
> > just run ``periodic security'' from cron ?  I can commit the changes.
> 
> I don't think there's really a problem with just running security
> from daily.  I can add a note that this is normal practice in the
> manpage, and that security shouldn't be run separately unless you set
> daily_security_enable=3DNO or whatever the option is.

why not even something like security_enable=[YES|NO] and
security_periode=[daily|weekly|monthly] defaulting to daily?

Cyrille.
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