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From: mjw@ttrdf.UUCP (Matthew J. WIcks)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: cron
Summary: System V cron doesn't like time change
Message-ID: <912@ttrdf.UUCP>
Date: 17 Mar 89 17:37:56 GMT
References: <5312@lynx.UUCP>
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Organization: AT&T, Skokie, IL
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In article <5312@lynx.UUCP>, m5@lynx.uucp (Mike McNally) writes:
> How does cron behave when the time is changed by a human or by a
> demon?  Does it do something clever (?) like remember the last time it

On System V systems, my experience is that cron has problems when the time
is changed. In some of my experiences it begins running things twice. Thus
I have developed the policy of killing cron before changing the time and
then re-starting cron.

Matt Wicks
AT&T Skokie
312-982-3358
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