Re: Should packages depend on cron?
On Fri, 25 Jul 1997, Christian Schwarz wrote:
> I've have another idea: I think we only need a solution of how to handle
> /etc/cron.* jobs if the system was not running at about 6:45am (that's
> when the jobs are executed).
>
> Anacron keeps track of which jobs where executed at which time simply be
> writing a time-stamp into the /var/spool/anacron/* files. So what about
> changing "run-parts" to update these files if "cron" did execute the jobs?
>
> We could install both, cron and anacron on _every_ system, tell both
> programs to take control over the /etc/cron.* scripts and run anacron at
> boot-up time.
>
> Systems that are running 24 hours a day will not notice anacron, unless
> they shutdown the system and power it on later, so that the 6:45am jobs
> don't run (in which case anacron will start them at bootup time).
>
> Systems that are power on and off several times will not notice the "cron"
> jobs, unless the system is running at 6:45am.
>
> Doesn't this sound like a good solution for everyone?
The only problem I can think of is if someone turns on their computer a
just before cron would normally run a job. Then you get the job run
twice, but that's no big deal. I think this will work, except that I
would only have anacron suggested, not required. Yes there are a few
people who want a bare bones system :-)
Brandon
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