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Date:      Thu, 18 May 2017 02:56:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>
To:        Ngie Cooper <ngie@freebsd.org>
Cc:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r318441 - in head/etc: . cron.d
Message-ID:  <201705180956.v4I9uVpQ065465@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>
In-Reply-To: <201705180625.v4I6Pd9j062495@repo.freebsd.org>

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> Author: ngie
> Date: Thu May 18 06:25:39 2017
> New Revision: 318441
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/318441
> 
> Log:
>   Handle the cron.d entry for MK_AT in cron conditionally
>   
>   Install /etc/cron.d/at if MK_AT != no, always using it, which tries
>   to run a non-existent program via cron(8) every 5 minutes with the
>   default /etc/crontab, prior to this commit.
>   
>   SHELL and PATH are duplicated between /etc/crontab and /etc/cron.d/at
>   because atrun(8) executes programs, which may rely on environment
>   currently set via /etc/crontab.
>   
>   Noted by:	bdrewery (in an internal review)
>   MFC after:	2 months
>   Relnotes:	yes (may need to add environmental modifications to
>   		     /etc/cron.d/at)
>   Sponsored by:	Dell EMC Isilon
> 
> Added:
>   head/etc/cron.d/
>   head/etc/cron.d/Makefile   (contents, props changed)
>   head/etc/cron.d/at   (contents, props changed)
> Modified:
>   head/etc/Makefile
>   head/etc/crontab
> 
> Modified: head/etc/Makefile
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/etc/Makefile	Thu May 18 06:15:42 2017	(r318440)
> +++ head/etc/Makefile	Thu May 18 06:25:39 2017	(r318441)
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ FILESGROUPS=	FILES
>  # No need as it is empty and just causes rebuilds since this file does so much.
>  UPDATE_DEPENDFILE=	no
>  SUBDIR=	\
> +	cron.d \
>  	newsyslog.conf.d \
>  	syslog.d

The thread on the newsyslog clearly shows that this is a contriversial change.

I strongly object to further splitting of /etc/FOO into /etc/foo.d/FOO files
to suite Dell/EMC/Isilon's needs.  It is in conflict with the needs and
desires of others.

I especially object to it being done on a 1 of case, either completly split
the file or make it 1 file, but making it this miss match is just adding to
the work load of ansible and puppet task writting.  You now have to mange
2 config files rather than 1 for cron, and 7 for newsyslog instead of 1.

> Added: head/etc/cron.d/Makefile
> ==============================================================================
> --- /dev/null	00:00:00 1970	(empty, because file is newly added)
> +++ head/etc/cron.d/Makefile	Thu May 18 06:25:39 2017	(r318441)
> @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
> +# $FreeBSD$
> +
> +.include <src.opts.mk>
> +
> +.if ${MK_AT} != "no"
> +FILES+=		at
> +.endif
> +
> +BINDIR=		/etc/cron.d
> +
> +.include <bsd.prog.mk>
> 
> Added: head/etc/cron.d/at
> ==============================================================================
> --- /dev/null	00:00:00 1970	(empty, because file is newly added)
> +++ head/etc/cron.d/at	Thu May 18 06:25:39 2017	(r318441)
> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> +# $FreeBSD$
> +#
> +SHELL=/bin/sh
> +PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
> +
> +# See crontab(5) for field format.
> +*/5	*	*	*	*	root	/usr/libexec/atrun
> 
> Modified: head/etc/crontab
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/etc/crontab	Thu May 18 06:15:42 2017	(r318440)
> +++ head/etc/crontab	Thu May 18 06:25:39 2017	(r318441)
> @@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
>  #
>  #minute	hour	mday	month	wday	who	command
>  #
> -*/5	*	*	*	*	root	/usr/libexec/atrun
> -#
>  # Save some entropy so that /dev/random can re-seed on boot.
>  */11	*	*	*	*	operator /usr/libexec/save-entropy
>  #
> 
> 

-- 
Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes@freebsd.org



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