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Hi, |
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I have just unmasked |
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sys-apps/cronbase-0.01 |
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sys-apps/dcron-2.7-r9 |
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sys-apps/fcron-2.0.0-r1 |
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sys-apps/vcron-3.0.1-r1 |
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Users of |
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sys-apps/dcron |
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sys-apps/fcron (or app-admin/fcron ) |
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sys-apps/vcron |
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should read the following before updating to the new cron layout. |
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Features |
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The new cron layout incorporates the following features: |
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- to be able to use cron, a user must be part of the "cron" group. |
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- cron spool files are located at /var/spool/cron/ for all cron's |
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- all crons run /etc/cron.{hourly|daily|weekly|monthly} (fcron and |
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dcron users see notice below). |
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- all crons PROVIDE=virtual/cron and future ebuilds will make use of |
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this. Ebuild developers are encourged to use it where applicable. |
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- max one cron per system. |
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- dcron is the Gentoo Linux "default" (ie. dcron gets installed if |
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something depends on virtual/cron and no cron has been installed |
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yet). |
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Upgrade instructions |
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sys-apps/dcron: |
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NOTE: fcron has been moved from the app-admin category to the |
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sys-apps category. |
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to install the new dcron, do |
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# emerge --pretend sys-apps/dcron |
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# emerge sys-apps/dcron |
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NOTE: to make use of /etc/cron.{hourly|daily|weekly|monthly} the root |
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crontab must include the contents of /etc/crontab. |
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# crontab /etc/crontab |
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!! This will REPLACE root's current crontab !! |
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sys-apps/fcron: |
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to install the new fcron, do |
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# emerge --pretend sys-apps/fcron |
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# emerge sys-apps/fcron |
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The default location for crontabs for fcron has been changed to |
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/var/spool/cron/fcrontabs. To make use of previous crontabs, copy |
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them to the new location. Make sure your new /etc/fcron/fcron.conf |
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reflects this. |
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NOTE: to make use of /etc/cron.{hourly|daily|weekly|monthly} the root |
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crontab must include the contents of /etc/crontab. |
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# crontab /etc/crontab |
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!! This will REPLACE root's current crontab !! |
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NEW: To be able to use cron as a user, the user must be part of the |
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"cron" group. |
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sys-apps/vcron: |
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to install the new vcron, do |
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# emerge --pretend sys-apps/vcron |
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# emerge sys-apps/vcron |
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NEW: To be able to use cron as a user, the user must be part of the |
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"cron" group. |
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Although the new layout has been tested, bugs may be present. |
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Please report them on http://bugs.gentoo.org and assign them |
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to bangert@g.o. |
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Thank you. |
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kind regards |
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Thilo Bangert |
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<bangert@g.o> |
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