[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#922935: Run without cron or is cron job still needed?

[Bálint Réczey]

Control: fixed -1 1:4.7-1

Bálint Réczey <balint at balintreczey.hu> ezt írta (időpont: 2019. máj.
14., K, 16:42):
>
> Hi Bryan,
>
> Bryan Quigley <bryan.quigley at canonical.com> ezt írta (időpont: 2019.
> febr. 22., P, 2:03):
> >
> > Package: passwd
> > Version: 1:4.5-1.1
> >
> > This is regards to passwd.cron.daily which backups passwd/group/shadow/gshadow daily, which AFAICT is not upstream, but may have been in the past.
> >
> > I'm looking at what it takes to run systems without cron and following the example of other packages like logrotate:
> >
> > They add this bit to the cron script:
> > # skip in favour of systemd timer
> > if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
> >     exit 0
> > fi
> >
> > and then create a systemd service/timer.  Happy to do the work to make a patch if the above is the preferred solution.
>
> Thank you for the offer. It is indeed a good solution and a patch is welcome.
>
> Cheers,
> Balint
>
> >
> > ___
> >
> > Alternatively, I have also wondered if the cron job functionality is still needed or if the built-in generated backups are enough - /etc/group- etc.
> >
> > On my machine the /etc/group- backup would have been much more useful then the one replaced daily by the cron job in /var/backups.
> >
> > Thanks!