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----- Forwarded message from Thilo Bangert <bangert@g.o> ----- |
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> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:49:10 +0200 |
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> From: Thilo Bangert <bangert@g.o> |
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> Reply-To: gentoo-user@g.o |
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> To: gentoo-dev@g.o, gentoo-announce@g.o, |
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> gentoo-user@g.o, gentoo-newbies@g.o |
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> Subject: [gentoo-user] New Cron Layout |
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> X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.2] |
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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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> |
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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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> -------- |
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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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> -------------------- |
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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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