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From: davep@apple.com (Dave Payne)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: update functionality in A/UX
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Date: 10 Jul 90 19:05:49 GMT
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In article <2708@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> jim@jagmac2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim 
Jagielski) writes:
> Does A/UX have update functionality (i.e., sync's every x seconds)??
> I realize that it doesn't have the update daemon like BSD UNIX's do, but
> it may be compiled in the kernel... is it? I have written an update
> daemon which does this for me, but I'm wondering if it's overkill...

The init process does a sync once every 5 minutes, and after handling the 
death of a child process.  If you want it more often than that, then yes, 
use your daemon.

Dave Payne
A/UX Engineering, Apple Computer
davep@apple.com