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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 05:10:55
Message-Id: 109cc8cf-7d80-d0ce-3e17-0512c7b94169@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab by Michael Orlitzky
1 On 03/21/2017 10:49 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote:
2 > On 03/22/2017 12:48 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote:
3 >>
4 >> Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at
5 >> the correct time.
6 >>
7 >
8 > blarg, cronie with USE="-anacron", the anacron flag needs to be OFF.
9
10 I have:
11 sys-process/vixie-cron-4.1-r14 (pam -debug -selinux)
12
13 I created a cron job as root:
14 6 18 3 * 1-5 rsync -av /usr/src/linux/.config /home/thelma/backup/etc/etc_atom/kenel-config
15
16 and checking the /var/log/messages it run at 18:06 today (Mar.21) ?
17 but it should run every month on the 3rd. only at 18:06
18
19 grep cron /var/log/messages
20 ...
21 Mar 21 18:06:01 localhost cron[5190]: (root) CMD (rsync -av /usr/src/linux/.config /home/thelma/backup/etc/etc_atom/kenel-config)
22
23 All my system that I upgraded are effected this way :-/
24
25 --
26 Thelma

Replies

Subject Author
[gentoo-user] Re: cron tab Ian Zimmerman <itz@×××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com>