[Bug 706565] Re: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d
I have multiple files with the same names that serve different purposes. I need to differentiate them with extensions of `.sh`, `.cron` and `.sysd` so the `locate` command returns sane results. If I have to use `/etc/cron.d/myfile-cron` it spoils the file extension naming convention with `/usr/local/bin/myfile.sh` and `/lib/systemd/system- sleep/myfile.sysd`. As per Ask Ubuntu question today: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1020411/file-naming-conventions-for- cron-and-systemd-extensions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706565 Title: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/706565/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 706565] Re: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d
Actually, /etc/cron.d/ is part of Linux Standards Base Core Specification 4.0. http://refspecs.linux-foundation.org/LSB_4.0.0/LSB- Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/etc.html Yes, .dpkg-* are ignored for a reason, but that also ignores the LSB FHS. If you installed the lsb packages and expect a Linux Standards Base system, then `run-parts --verbose --lsbsysinit /etc/cron.hourly/` should accept `org.debian.my.cron.job.sh` and `debian.org-cron.job.with.dots.sh` and `job.cron` and other filenames with dots. http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/en/man8/run-parts.8.html If the --lsbsysinit option is given, then the names must not end in .dpkg-old or .dpkg-dist or .dpkg-new or .dpkg-tmp, and must belong to one or more of the following namespaces: the LANANA-assigned namespace (^[a-z0-9]+$); the LSB hierarchical and reserved namespaces (^_?([a-z0-9_.]+-)+[a-z0-9]+$); and the Debian cron script namespace (^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$). http://refspecs.linux-foundation.org/LSB_4.0.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/etc.html#FHS-NAME-RULES -Linux assigned names says to use dns.name.com names when you do not have a registered name for a particular project. http://www.lanana.org/lsbreg/cron/index.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706565 Title: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/706565/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 706565] Re: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d
It is actually documented further down in the man page and by the linux- foundation.org that these files can have dots, in fact, multiple dots to accomodate dns domain names. ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706565 Title: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/706565/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 706565] Re: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d
Addendum: I wasn't aware that Fedora implemented this differently -- although it is not surprising as /etc/cron.d/ not part of any official spec but rather an extension that was added by the individual distros. I have this issue noted for now; perhaps something can be done via log levels in future. It's not as easy as it sounds, as on Ubuntu/Debian, we ignore files with dots for a reason (eg: .dpkg-dist files). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706565 Title: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 706565] Re: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d
This is, in fact, documented. See: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/maverick/en/man8/cron.8.html Quoting (2nd paragraph): Additionally, cron reads the files in /etc/cron.d [...] Files must conform to the same naming convention as used by run-parts(8): they must consist solely of upper- and lower-case letters, digits, underscores, and hyphens. [...] ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706565 Title: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
