On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 10:55:39AM -0400, Tim Evans wrote: > On 08/25/2016 09:43 AM, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 01:39:00AM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: > > > On 08/24/2016 10:21 PM, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > > > Root runs a nightly cronjob of "/usr/bin/calendar -a" > > > > to look at each users calendar file and send notices > > > > of upcoming events. The new version loops endlessly > > > > through all the users. > > > > > > > > If I run calendar as myself without the -a option > > > > it doesn't loop. Run it as "sudo calendar -a" and > > > > I have to kill it quickly or the mail system will > > > > clog again. > > > > > > Take it out of root's crontab and put it in your own. > > > That way, you won't have to worry about the bug. > > > > And check that each user knows how to set-up their > > own crontab, is allowed, and does if they want > > the service. > > IIRC, root's crontab contained this entry back in the System V days--maybe > even before. First saw it in the mid-80's. That is where I first used it, either System III or Version 7. Jon -- Jon H. LaBadie jonfu@xxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
