Re: puzzled about cron and anacron
With anacron installed /etc/crontab actually does not start a daily task in
/etc/cron.daily; the line
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report
/etc/cron.daily )
(without line break) just tests if anacron is executable.
Actually, anacron itself is startet by the file /etc/cron.d/anacron with a line
30 7 * * * root test -x /etc/init.d/anacron && /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d
anacron start >/dev/null
(without line break) and in its configuration file /etc/anacrontab a 5 minute
delay is added.
I would just set up a job file similar to the file /etc/cron.d/anacron in order
to call the backup program.
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Best Regards,
Jörg-Volker.
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