Subject: Re: /var/cron -> /etc/cron
To: Simon Burge <simonb@telstra.com.au>
From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
List: current-users
Date: 04/09/1999 05:07:00
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Simon Burge wrote:
> ... Hmm, as I type
> this, another idea comes to mind - what about a command line argument
> ("-d" seems reasonable) for setting ${CRONDIR} in /etc/rc.conf? Is this
> a win-win all around?
Now, finally, something in this discussion that makes sense! Yes,
by all means, this soundsl ike a _very_ good idea! Perhaps we could
also add a "-m <size>" option to implement Curt's recently added size
limitation? And some other flag to indicate whether root or the user
owns his/her crontab file?
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