Bug#22969: anacron: anacron after 7:30
On Fri, May 29, 1998 at 01:04:21PM +0200, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
> Package: anacron
> Version: 2.0.1-2
>
> I don' t think that /etc/init.d/anacron should depend on 7:30. For example
> I start the cron daily etc... at 20:30 when very more probably the system is
> up and idle.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but ...
anacron will run jobs after the system has been down for a while.
It only needs a regular crontab entry at all so that if your system is
up for more than one day, those jobs are run again. Hence it needs a regular
time to run.
ie your system does not need to be up at 07:30 -- that is the whole
point of anacron.
Hamish
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