Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:32:59 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Ben Calvert <ben@stonehenge-net.com> Cc: Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cron help? Message-ID: <15005.21099.838814.690448@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <3A9D3A88.30409@stonehenge-net.com> References: <15005.5708.642413.344467@guru.mired.org> <3A9D268B.12D92E49@mail.iowna.com> <3A9D3A88.30409@stonehenge-net.com>
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Ben Calvert <ben@stonehenge-net.com> types: > interesting... apparently typing 'crontab crontab' as root sets up an > additional user crontab instead of editing the /etc/crontab file. This just got discussed on the list. Some people always edit the /etc/crontab file by hand to keep it in one place. Others never edit it, and always use the crontab command to create local variations so they can just upgrade the system one without having to worry about losing local changes. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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