[CentOS] UC /etc/cron.d

[Cliff Pratt]

On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
>
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> Am 08.12.2011 22:04, schrieb Les Mikesell:
>> On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Am 08.12.2011 21:08, schrieb Cliff Pratt:
>>>> It's a good idea NOT to put stuff in /etc/crontab and NOT to change
>>>> the existing members of /etc/cron.d. It is a good idea NOT to change
>>>> root's crontab. Any of these may get overwritten by maintenance.
>>>
>>> /etc/crontab will NEVER get overwritten
>>> to make it clear: NEVER EVER
>>>
>>> fedora did not overwrite any crontab from FC5 to F15 now because
>>> rpm-packages mark such configurations so the new versions get installed
>>> as .rpmnew
>>
>> Which means the changes those versions would like to have made won't
>> take effect.  So it is still best to avoid editing it yourself if you
>> can put your local jobs in one of the other possible places.
>
> which means updates do not randomly change configurations and this
> is good so since it is your job as admin to look if the rpmnew contains
> anything which is interesting for you and if not let your working
> configuration in peace
>
There should be no need to look at the .rpmnew files if you have done
your job as admin properly.

Cheers,

Cliff