Bug#600262: apt: random_sleep should not be executed if anacron has started the cron.daily script
Hi,
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Teodor MICU <mteodor@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, I see. So the first version of the patch avoids the first
> problematic time. For the second problematic time I could prepare a
> new patch to:
> [..]
> 2) check for the current hour and if less or equal to 7 to also
> execute "random_sleep".
I've implemented this and tested successfully in the last few weeks.
I've attached the patch against the latest version of the script.
However, I don't recommend to use it since I found quite ugly to
compare the current time with 7:35 (the current time at which anacron
it executed daily).
Let me know if you can think of a more elegant solution.
Thanks
--- apt_0.8.8 2010-10-28 22:48:42.000000000 +0300
+++ /etc/cron.daily/apt 2010-12-07 12:34:43.122702879 +0200
@@ -415,7 +415,13 @@
# sleep random amount of time to avoid hitting the
# mirrors at the same time
-random_sleep
+if pidof -n anacron > /dev/null; then
+ # if anacron is running and the current time is 7:35AM
+ [ "$(date +%H:%M)" = "07:35" ] && random_sleep
+else
+ # if anacron is not running
+ random_sleep
+fi
# include default system language so that "apt-get update" will
# fetch the right translated package descriptions
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