Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Updating to 1.2.11

[Kari M. <kar...@tr...>]

Dick Middleton wrote:
> Bruce Smith wrote:
>>>> Do either of those packages start by _default_ when you boot DL?
>>>>     
>>> Yes. Any program/script placed in /etc/cron.daily for example will be executed 
>>> as root.  So far as I know this is the only way aide is executed.  Had aide 
>>> install been good then everybody would be running it whether they wanted to or 
>>> not.  There's a thing called logwatch also arrived in this DL version which does 
>>> work.  It is also started in cron.daily.   First I knew about it was its report 
>>> in my inbox.
>>>   
>> OK, maybe the line in the crontab should be commented out by default. 
>> (I'll leave that decision to Heiko)
>  >
>> OTOH, the last time I checked, crond itself doesn't start by default. 
>> And if/when you turn on cron, you it's a good idea to edit/check the
>> crontabs.
> 
> I think this is uncovering more than I intended but since we've started, in my 
> opinion DL should not have scripts for packages installed in cron.daily etc. 
> Instead I suggest it should place them in some other directory.  It should then 
> create symbolic links from cron.daily to the script at bootup if the package is 
> enabled in sysconfig/config.  Then it's similar to the way init.d works. That 
> way DL retains some visibility and control of what is enabled and does not risk 
> activating scripts unintentionally or unexpectedly.

I have to disagree on this, at least somewhat.  First, it is customary 
for people to make at least some changes to the scripts in cron.* dirs. 
  They have to remain writable.  Second, creating automation to enable 
certain links/scripts when a service is activated in 
/etc/sysconfig/config, is, to my mind, wasting resources.  You would, 
for example have to specify wether to make the link into 
cron.{hourly|daily|weekly|monthly|d}...

The Germans say, "Nein danke", and I say no thanks, too.

> Dick

-Kari  ..not from Germany :-|