Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 22:44:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Marc Tardif <intmktg@CAM.ORG> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: cron(8) and /usr/local/etc/crontab Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10004292243100.7774-100000@Gloria.CAM.ORG>
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According to the cron(8) manpage, the daemon only searches /var/cron/tabs for crontab files and /etc/crontab. To my surprise, /usr/local/etc/crontab is not among the searched files. From previous observations, I've noticed /usr/local/etc can often be perceived as a mirror of /etc. For instance, according to periodic(8), the program searches for both /etc/periodic and /usr/local/etc/periodic which is actually defined in /etc/defaults/rc.conf. So why is it that cron(8) doesn't search for /usr/local/etc/crontab? Just curious as to there being an explanation other than "we just didn't find a need for it". Marc Tardif To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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