Re: Slow iptables && impatient cron (was Slow iptables && impatient anacron)

["Tony Crawford" <tc-list@crawfords.de>]

Tony Crawford wrote (on 20 Feb 2002 at 9:13):

> The questions:

[...]

> -- Is there anything to be gained by removing anacron and using
> only cron? 

That one I have now answered myself: No, no help.

Meanwhile here's the pstree:

init-+-apcupsd---apcupsd
     |-atd
     |-cron---cron-+-sendmail
     |             `-sh---run-parts---stuff---iptables
     |-exim
     .
     .
     .

Everybody's waiting around for iptables to exit.

T.

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