Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:39:14 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: mplekos@physics.upatras.gr Subject: Re: Root crontab for backup Message-ID: <44A6A532.9010409@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20060701125532.GA11839@pythagoras.physics.upatras.gr> References: <20060701125532.GA11839@pythagoras.physics.upatras.gr>
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Kostas Blekos wrote: > > Is it a bad idea to use root's crontab for backup scripts? > Is it better to put those scripts in periodic/... ? I can't think of any particular reason why it's bad; it's the way I've always done it. Mistakes I've made *might* have been mitigated somewhat by placing them there; for example: #min hr day mon wday command 15 03 * * * /sbin/dump -L -0 -a -f - /usr | (cd /3; /sbin/restore -ruvf - ) with "-v" and without a "> /dev/null 2>&1" was a big problem (took a good while to dl root's email that day) :-D The major advantage of periodic would be the built-in logging functionality, should you choose to use it; cron's advantage would be in flexibility (in regard to both time assignment and script requirements). My $.02, Kevin Kinsey -- The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. -- E. Hubbard
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