Re: apt-get dist-upgrade cron job
On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 04:11:42AM -0500, ThanhVu Nguyen wrote:
> Hello, how do I set up a cron job that runs "apt-get update; apt-get
> dist-upgrade -yu" at 6 AM everyday and have all the upgraded result sent
> to me ? I already have exim setup to send mail , I just don't know how
> to write the cron job and use cron ...
Hello
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~forsberg/linux/cron.html
With debian you can create a script with the commands you wish
to run and stick the file in /etc/cron.daily and the file will
be run daily.
Look in the file /etc/crontab to see or change the time that you
would like the files in /etc/cron.daily to be run.
That saidi, I seem to remember some people warning against upgrading
one's system automatically. The choice, of course, is yours. Hope
someone will write in and advise you on the wisdom of such a choice.
t.irvine
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