On 3 December 2016 at 12:54, Patrick Dupre <pdupre@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > using anacrontab weekly: > This is what I have in my anacrontab file: > 7 15 cron.weekly nice run-parts /etc/cron.weekly > > It seems that it run will be run 7 days after the date in > /var/spool/anacron/cron.weekly > > Can I change this date ? Yes, you can, but it's not proven very reliable to do so in my previous experience. Not sure if it's still the case, but Anacron seemed to decide when the week starts and essentially reset the contents of the spool file on each reboot, so if you have anything day-of-week critical in your weekly cron be sure to test a reboot cycle before going live. Anacron is nice for laptops and desktops that are often powered down when crons normally run, but if your system is up 24/7, or you can at least assume reasonable hours of operation, then it's much better - and far more reliable - to skip Anacron (I use the "cronie-noanacron" package) and set the times of crons yourself. -- Andy The only person to have all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
