Is one meant to have one or the other? If so, which is recommended? I have -------------------------------- [tim@helen etc]$ cat anacrontab # /etc/anacrontab: configuration file for anacron
# See anacron(8) and anacrontab(5) for details.
SHELL=/bin/sh PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin MAILTO=root
1 65 cron.daily run-parts /etc/cron.daily 7 70 cron.weekly run-parts /etc/cron.weekly 30 75 cron.monthly run-parts /etc/cron.monthly -------------------------------- [tim@helen etc]$ cat crontab SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin MAILTO=root HOME=/
# run-parts 01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly 02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily 22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly 42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly -------------------------------- I didn't write either of these, they must have been automatically installed.
My impression is that anacrontab was ignored until recently, but now as far as I can see both are being read and acted on.
Any enlightenment gratefully received.