Re: An empty /etc/crontab file maybe needed bo be add in to package filesystem.

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On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:26:46 +0800
郑文辉(Techlive Zheng) <techlivezheng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2012/2/18 Heiko Baums <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Am Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:25:54 +0800
> > schrieb 郑文辉(Techlive Zheng) <techlivezheng@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> >> Due to cronie doesn't contain an /etc/crontab anymore, there are losts
> >> of msgs of missing crontab as shown below in errors.log.
> >>
> >> > /usr/sbin/crond[1236]: (root) CAN'T OPEN (/etc/crontab): No such
> >> > file or directory
> >
> > Such an empty /etc/crontab would belong into the package cronie and not
> > into the package filesystem. It's cronie specific since fcron, which I
> > use, doesn't need and provide one. The corresponding, but also not
> > necessary file for fcron would be /etc/fcrontab. And I'm not sure if
> > such an empty /etc/crontab would affect fcron.
> >
> > If cronie doesn't provide an empty /etc/crontab and doesn't run
> > without it, it is a bug in cronie.
> >
> > Heiko
> 
> It runs well,but just spam the error.log and crond.log without /etc/crontab.

Since 1.4.8 cronie doesn't need /etc/crontab... Can you show relevant piece
of /var/log/crond.log?

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