Hello,
ti 28. kesäk. 2022 klo 10.24 Harald Dunkel (
harald.dunkel@aixigo.com) kirjoitti:
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> Hi folks,
>
> I do not like my cron jobs in /etc/cron.daily being ignored or
> delayed for some obfuscated reasons, so I wonder what is the
> recommended alternative to anacron with propper logging by
> default? Will systemd take care?
>
>
> Regards
>
> Harri
>
You have the choice between (A) traditional cron configuration in either /etc/cron.d or in crontab file, and (B) the systemd.timer.
For systemd you can find an article from the following link, and the relevant man pages are 'man 5 systemd.timer' and 'man 7 systemd.time'. Latter manual contains the format of scheduling definitions.
https://opensource.com/article/20/7/systemd-timersThe basic idea is to have a service that is started explicitely (Type=oneshot) and a timer providing a schedule for the service. In the most simple setup the service and the time have the same basename.
BR,
Roland