From owner-freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Sun Dec 30 16:33:30 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17E9B142D344 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A425F8B9E4 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id 64B5A142D343; Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:29 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: bugs@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51C52142D342 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.ysv.freebsd.org (mxrelay.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.ysv.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D8CC38B9E2 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::16:76]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2691BD593 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.118]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id wBUGXSFA037143 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:28 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id wBUGXSBK037142 for bugs@FreeBSD.org; Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:28 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 234504] cron(8) manual content error Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:27 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: new X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Base System X-Bugzilla-Component: conf X-Bugzilla-Version: 12.0-RELEASE X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Many People X-Bugzilla-Who: qjail1@a1poweruser.com X-Bugzilla-Status: New X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: bugs@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: bug_id short_desc product version rep_platform op_sys bug_status bug_severity priority component assigned_to reporter Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:33:30 -0000 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D234504 Bug ID: 234504 Summary: cron(8) manual content error Product: Base System Version: 12.0-RELEASE Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: conf Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: qjail1@a1poweruser.com The last sentence of the second paragraph under the Description heading of cron(8)says. "The cron utility also searches for /etc/crontab and files in /etc/cron.d a= nd /usr/local/etc/cron.d which are in a different format (see crontab(5))." On review of crontab(5) there is no mention of a "different" format for tho= se 2 paths, IE: /etc/cron.d and /usr/local/etc/cron.d I think the second paragraph needs to be rewritten to clarify to the reader exactly what the cron utility is expecting as a control file. The following is my draft of what it should say. The cron utility uses a file formatted as defined by crontab(5) to control = it's actions. The host system default is /etc/crontab which should not be change= d. Additional crontab(5) defined files with unique file names may be placed in /etc/cron.d or /usr/local/etc/cron.d also /var/cron/tabs may contain files named after accounts in the /etc/passwd file as documented in crontab(1). F= ile content read from these path locations are merged together and loaded into memory for use by the cron utility. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=