Pedro Espinoza wrote: > I added PATH variable to /etc/default/cron, and then did svcadm > refresh cron. It didn't pick up the PATH in the /etc/default/cron. > When I did svcadm restart cron, it did. So, whats the difference > between refresh and restart? >
Pedro, Restart essentially does stop and start. The optional refresh is suppose to reload configuration from configuration file or smf repository without interrupting the daemon. On refresh, SMF makes sure the service's current properties are up to date and it's up to the daemon to handle its own reload. In the case of cron, the optional refresh doesn't exist so the daemon does nothing. hope that helps, tony
