Re: cron vs anacron

[brian moore <bem@cmc.net>]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 09:38:37PM -0200, chiappa@centroin.com.br wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Does cron work correctly in a system which is powered down periodically,
> like a pc at home? If it does, why does anacron exist?

It doesn't, which is why anacron exists.

By "doesn't", the usual problem is that if you have cron jobs scheduled
for 6:30 am and your computer is always off from midnight to 7am, they
won't get executed.  With anacron, they won't get executed at 6:30 am
since the system is off... but they will get executed roughly once a
day.

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