cool .thanks
On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:35:06 -0500, Jorge Armando Medina <[email protected]> wrote: > Andy Goldschmidt wrote: >> LPI 102 - 107.2 Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs >> >> >> Description : >> Candidates should be able to use cron or anacron to run jobs at regular >> intervals and to use at to run jobs at a specific time. >> >> I thought ANACRON had been dropped from the new objectives ? >> >> There is NO mention of the anacrontab files in the partial list of files. >> >> Do we need to know the config file and its format etc ? >> > I just checked suse's official courseware and anacron is not mentioned, > they only cover crond, crontab, at, the same for official redhat > documentation. > > In my experience anacron is not really used for servers, anacron is > recomended for systems which are not 24x7 up, it is more apropiate for > desktop system. > > I just use anacron for system reports like logwatch, because I dont want > to lost lastday reports just because the system was down for maitainance. > > I think most important is the differences between cron and anacron, > where is anacron useful and how to combine both tools. > > BTW: Ubuntu/debian use anacron (if installed) to run sytem cron jobs > (/etc/crontab) > > >> Regards >> Andy >> >> >> >> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. The information contained in this message or any of its attachments maybe confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). Any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the sender. The views expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of ForLinux Limited. ForLinux Limited email is for business use only. _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
