From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 19 10:01:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFD9E16A419 for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:01:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from willy@Offermans.Rompen.nl) Received: from hpsmtp-eml11.kpnxchange.com (hpsmtp-eml11.kpnxchange.com [213.75.38.111]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67DDB13C43E for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:01:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from willy@Offermans.Rompen.nl) Received: from cpsmtp-eml102.kpnxchange.com ([213.75.84.102]) by hpsmtp-eml11.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:49:34 +0100 Received: from koko.offrom.nl ([86.82.183.148]) by cpsmtp-eml102.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:49:33 +0100 Received: from wiz.vpn.offrom.nl (Debian-exim@wiz.vpn.offrom.nl [10.168.0.18]) by koko.offrom.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m1J9nRHJ029471; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:49:28 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from willy@wiz.vpn.offrom.nl) Received: from willy by wiz.vpn.offrom.nl with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JRP7M-0001Jd-HV; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:50:28 +0100 Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:50:28 +0100 From: Willy Offermans To: Nicki de Wet Message-ID: <20080219095028.GA4219@wiz.vpn.offrom.nl> References: <003301c872cc$b5799c80$e501a8c0@CC10673> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <003301c872cc$b5799c80$e501a8c0@CC10673> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.92/5885/Tue Feb 19 07:57:27 2008 on koko.offrom.nl X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on koko.offrom.nl X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Feb 2008 09:49:33.0446 (UTC) FILETIME=[BAEC0260:01C872DC] Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: local periodic executed twice X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Willy@Offermans.Rompen.nl List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:01:45 -0000 Hello Nicki and FreeBSD friends, On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 09:54:50AM +0200, Nicki de Wet wrote: > I found a solution for the local periodic scripts that is executed twice. > Various pages on the net suggested putting > local_periodic="/usr/local/etc/periodic" in /etc/rc.conf. > > This did not work, I found the solution to be to put it in > /etc/periodic.conf.local. > > Regards, > Nicki > Sorry I missed the e-mail thread completely, but I want to add the following: koko ~>cat /etc/periodic.conf # added by mergebase.sh local_periodic="/usr/local/etc/periodic" So there is a file in /etc, called periodic.conf with the statement: local_periodic="/usr/local/etc/periodic" So why do you use /etc/periodic.conf.local? Is periodic.conf.local not touched by a possible FreeBSD upgrade? Is local_periodic="/usr/local/etc/periodic" not the default? -- Met vriendelijke groeten, With kind regards, Mit freundlichen Gruessen, De jrus wah, Willy ************************************* W.K. Offermans Home: +31 45 544 49 44 Mobile: +31 653 27 16 23 e-mail: Willy@Offermans.Rompen.nl Powered by .... (__) \\\'',) \/ \ ^ .\._/_) www.FreeBSD.org