Re: [cobalt-developers] Is there anything better than cron?

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Will W" <will911@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> All my entries are correct in /etc/crontab and when the crond is up
> and running all the entries are executed correctly but unpredictably
> the crond process dies every now and then.

Consider avoiding the system cron and using the user cron instead (maybe for
user root, maybe for an unprivileged user depending on needs).  Add the user
to /etc/cron.allow, then create the cron file entries, then login as the
user, 'crontab cronfile' to load, 'crontab -l' to verify.  'man cron' and
search on google.com for a tutorial.  May not help with crond dieing, but is
the preferred way to add cron entries.

>   Anyone know why this would happen and also if there is anything better
than crond?

There are some alternatives.  Check freshmeat.net, I don't recall names
offhand, but I did test one last year and decided to stick with crond.

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