On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 09:07:30AM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: > On 2006-11-05 "R.Ramkumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The daily cron job does get executed out of the box with fcron, > > contrary to the explanation given. fcron package (I have 3.0.1-1) > > installs a systab entry in /var/spool/fcron which runs > > `run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily` daily. Thus, the script shipped > > by exim4-base is executed. So, a "cron | fcron" depends (I don't > > know about bcron) should do. > > Moreinfo: fcron nowadays executes /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} > however it still does not support /etc/cron.d/. Therefore it cannot > provide cron, but while exim only uses the former it would probably > work with fcron.
Just for the record, we'll make this change post-etch. I surely hope that fcron catches up wrt/ /etc/cron.d before I start using cron.d without remembering. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]