Anton Aylward wrote:
On 11/22/2014 10:25 AM, Linda Walsh wrote:
If you use 'crontabs', they run like the old cron. Only things put in /etc/cron.{timeperiod}, get run under the new method.
Yes, that's the point I and others are trying to make. It's all those "only" things that are so involved with system administration & maintenance that are there 'out of the box'. Of course us 'experts' ... but the OP was the guy that got hit THUD! by these "only" things rendering his system unusable and asking us for help.
But but but... you said: On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:38:34 -0500, Anton Aylward wrote:
Yes, that's the problem with this implementation. It BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! one after the other.
You can't, as John asks, determine the time each specific one runs at. ^^^^---- ??? You can only set the time that cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} runs at, and that to 15 minute granularity.
You can't, as is possible with ...the real cron ... ^^^^^----???? run something "only on Monday" or "not on weekends" or "on the last Friday of the month".
You asserted that the exact scheduling wasn't available with the current cron that supports the anacron (batch) scheduling feature, but cronie supports both and AFAIK, it's the latest version of a cron to ship on openSuse systems (no?)
Do not assume that everyone else has our knowledge and experience; do not assume everyone has had the time to dig into how the system works.
I didn't assume -- I just looked at the manpage and saw it supported both. You asserted that the current cron didn't have this capability. I am seeing your statements as internally inconsistent.
There are may people here who don't have our knowledge and experience
--- nor the ability to both contradict one's self in the same discussion, yet not recognize it.
and that's why they ask here for our help and guidance.
Sorry, but I find the information you provided a bit confusing. I'm sure it was clear to you, but I'm just saying... (obligatory disclaimer: some people claim my descriptions are, at times, confusing, so I am not speaking from 'sainthood' ;-)) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org