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Date:      Tue, 4 Jul 2000 13:07:44 +0100
From:      Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk>
To:        Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
Cc:        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:  <20000704130744.D13714@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <200007040825.JAA03271@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>
References:  <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> <200007040825.JAA03271@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>

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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.

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