:* Jason Andresen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
:
:[/etc/crontab vs. crontab -u root]
:
:> ??? More visible? New people to the system can never find that file.
:> Heck, I'm always forgetting where it is. It wouldn't be so bad if
:> it just weren't so inconsistent.
:
:See cron(8), second paragraph.
:
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:Thomas Seck
:
/etc/crontab should probably not be touched, nor should /etc/periodic,
or upgrading the system will be nightmware. If you want to use the
periodic mechanisms you can create your own periodic directory
hierarchy ala /usr/local/etc/periodic, and if you just want to mess
with your own root crontab you should use 'crontab -e' as root. If
you want to override the system default /etc/periodic you can create
your own /etc/periodic.conf (else the system uses the default
/etc/defaults/periodic.conf).
It's simple. See man periodic.conf.
-Matt
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