Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-03 Thread Bruce Schultz
On 2 August 2014 5:10:43 AM AEST, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On 01/08/2014 19:50, Сергей wrote: Also you can have a look at anacron. Unfortunately, anacron doesn't suit my needs at all. Here's how anacron works: this bunch of job will all happen today regardless of

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-03 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 03/08/2014 11:27, Bruce Schultz wrote: On 2 August 2014 5:10:43 AM AEST, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On 01/08/2014 19:50, Сергей wrote: Also you can have a look at anacron. Unfortunately, anacron doesn't suit my needs at all. Here's how anacron works: this

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-03 Thread Tanstaafl
On 8/2/2014 5:33 AM, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: I have an unusual boss. He's a business owner and quite naturally profit-driven. He also employs smart people and expects us to maintain systems in-house. He's also a zealous FLOSS fan. So when I present him a price tag for

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-03 Thread Bruce Schultz
On 3 August 2014 10:08:39 PM AEST, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On 03/08/2014 11:27, Bruce Schultz wrote: On 2 August 2014 5:10:43 AM AEST, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On 01/08/2014 19:50, Сергей wrote: Also you can have a look at anacron.

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-02 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 01/08/2014 23:13, J. Roeleveld wrote: On 1 August 2014 19:32:36 CEST, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Up-front disclaimer: Mostly [OT] post. But at least I'll test drive it on Gentoo before putting it in production :-) New job, new environment. Existing persons suffer

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-02 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Saturday, August 02, 2014 11:33:30 AM Alan McKinnon wrote: On 01/08/2014 23:13, J. Roeleveld wrote: On 1 August 2014 19:32:36 CEST, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Up-front disclaimer: Mostly [OT] post. But at least I'll test drive it on Gentoo before putting it in

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-02 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 02/08/2014 15:31, J. Roeleveld wrote: Depends on the specific requirements. If you want: - time based start of a schedule - dependencies in said schedules and between schedules which can delay the actual start - stop of schedule if error occurs - ability to restart schedule

[gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-01 Thread Alan McKinnon
Hi, Up-front disclaimer: Mostly [OT] post. But at least I'll test drive it on Gentoo before putting it in production :-) New job, new environment. Existing persons suffer from 5-year-old-with-a-hammer syndrome and assume cron is the solution to all ills. Result: a towering edifice of cron jobs

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-01 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 01/08/2014 19:50, Сергей wrote: Also you can have a look at anacron. Unfortunately, anacron doesn't suit my needs at all. Here's how anacron works: this bunch of job will all happen today regardless of what time it is. That's not what I need, I need something that has very little to

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-01 Thread J. Roeleveld
On 1 August 2014 19:32:36 CEST, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Up-front disclaimer: Mostly [OT] post. But at least I'll test drive it on Gentoo before putting it in production :-) New job, new environment. Existing persons suffer from 5-year-old-with-a-hammer syndrome and