> Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 09:51:03 -0700 (PDT) > From: Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > :* 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. > : > :-- > :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.
Also, as far as I know, the use of local periodic(8) scripts via periodic.conf(5) entries in 999.local is supported. mergemaster(8) should catch changes in periodic.conf(5). R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
