On Wed, Apr 09, 2003 at 07:43:26PM -0700, TB wrote: > Can't I assume if there's nothing there that I don't need atd? > I don't plan to use it, and if I change my mind I can always > turn it back on.
Think of the at queue like a print queue. If there are no print jobs, it does not mean you cannot print. You probably do not need at. To make sure nothing tries to run it, you can chmod 0000 at and atd or remove the package. > > Look in /var/spool/cron and /etc/cron* and see if > > I think that's where I looked, wherever was mentioned in man > cron. Maybe I didn't understand what I saw there, as I just > recall seeing a lot of empty directories. Well, there _should_ be something in /etc/crontab. You do not necessarily need cron either, but having it really helps with the house cleaning duties, like running backups and downloading package updates. FreeBSD has a really nice built-in system that sends you two nightly E-mail messages. > > And did you buy the book? :) > > Actually, yes, but it's still in transit. Awesome! -Vince
