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Re: [SAGE] crontabs vs /etc/cron.[daily,hourly,*] vs. /etc/cron.d/

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Subject: Re: [SAGE] crontabs vs /etc/cron.[daily,hourly,*] vs. /etc/cron.d/
From: Josh Smift <irilyth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 23:24:12 -0500
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MT == Mason Turner <mason@xxxxxxx>

MT> I am a big fan of /etc/cron.d, mostly because it is a lot cleaner to  
MT> manage entire files (versus edits) with configuration management tools.

This is the big win in my opinion; also with package management tools,
e.g. a software package that needs a cron job as an essential part of its
function can toss it into /etc/cron.d when it's installed.

                                      -Josh (irilyth@xxxxxxxxxxxx)

References:
- [SAGE] crontabs vs /etc/cron.[daily,hourly,*] vs. /etc/cron.d/
  - From: Dustin Puryear
- Re: [SAGE] crontabs vs /etc/cron.[daily,hourly,*] vs. /etc/cron.d/
  - From: Mason Turner

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