From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 5 09:41:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E5FB106566C for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:41:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cyberleo@cyberleo.net) Received: from mtumishi.cyberleo.net (mtumishi.cyberleo.net [69.72.129.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5ACE48FC22 for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:41:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cyberleo@cyberleo.net) Received: from [172.16.44.14] (adsl-71-155-238-206.dsl.emhril.sbcglobal.net [71.155.238.206]) by mtumishi.cyberleo.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 38A3E11848; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:41:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <48982052.8030801@cyberleo.net> Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:41:38 -0500 From: CyberLeo Kitsana User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080726) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: RW References: <489748B0.8050708@cyberleo.net> <20080804220134.339cb529@gumby.homeunix.com.> In-Reply-To: <20080804220134.339cb529@gumby.homeunix.com.> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Periodic scripts running twice X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:41:40 -0000 RW wrote: > On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:21:36 -0500 > CyberLeo Kitsana wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> For a while, I've noticed odd behavior with periodic scripts >> installed by certain ports (portaudit) as well as ones I've penned >> myself (corescan), in that they appear to be run twice in succession >> every time. >> >> Base system scripts, and some add-on scripts (freshclam) are run only >> once, even in the same periodic batch. >> >> Is there some end state the script is expected to be in to signal >> periodic of a successful run? >> >> (Incl: Sample email, weekly.txt) >> >> Thanks! > > Is this a long-standing problem? It sounds like you > didn't fully complete the UPDATING instruction for the 20070519 xorg > update, and /usr/local/etc/periodic is being access both directly > and via the /usr/X11R6 symlink. > > Try adding local_periodic="/usr/local/etc/periodic" > to /etc/periodic.conf The box in question doesn't even have X, as it's a headless server in a colo someplace. It's been this way since I installed the periodic scripts. I have no idea what that symlink is even doing there, unless 'make distdirs distribution' creates it now. Either way, I've added the local_periodic directive to /etc/periodic.conf. We'll see what happens when periodic runs tonight. Thanks! -- Fuzzy love, -CyberLeo Technical Administrator CyberLeo.Net Webhosting http://www.CyberLeo.Net Furry Peace! - http://wwww.fur.com/peace/