Subject: Vixie cron (finally) arrives in 2.11BSD (#420 - 1 of 3) Index: usr.sbin/cron 2.11BSD Description: The cron(8) program only allows for a single system wide crontab file. Individual users can not maintain their own crontab files. Repeat-By: Observation for many years ;) Fix: This is a 3 part update. This (#420) is part 1 of 3 and is the smallest because it contains the instructions and a small patch file (to update the /VERSION file). Parts 2 (#421) and 3 (#422) are the 'shar' files containing the sources of the new cron(8) program. The sources were split into two roughly equal parts for easy in editing. To install this update gather all three parts, cut where indicated saving into /tmp/420, /tmp/421 and /tmp/422 respectively. Then: umask 022 cd /usr/src/usr.sbin mv cron cron.RM mkdir -p cron/grot sh /tmp/421 sh /tmp/422 patch -p0 < /tmp/420 cd cron make make install make clean Finally kill the old currently running cron process and start the new cron: ps -ax | grep cron kill The new cron will use the system's existing /etc/crontab file. If you want to create individual crontab files use the new crontab(8) command. After you are satisfied the new cron is running correctly you may wish to remove the old cron sources: rm -r /usr/src/usr.sbin/cron.RM As always this and previous updates to 2.11BSD are available via anonymous FTP to either FTP.IIPO.GTEGSC.COM or MOE.2BSD.COM in the directory /pub/2.11BSD. -----------------------------cut here-------------------- *** /VERSION.old Fri Jun 18 20:12:24 1999 --- /VERSION Tue Jul 20 20:14:15 1999 *************** *** 1,5 **** ! Current Patch Level: 419 ! Date: June 18, 1999 2.11 BSD ============ --- 1,5 ---- ! Current Patch Level: 422 ! Date: July 20, 1999 2.11 BSD ============