cron(8) mis-feature with @reboot long after system startup

[Dieter BSD]

The system doesn't go multiuser until the rc jobs complete,
even if you attempt to background them with '&'.  This can be
a problem with long running jobs.  I started using cron @reboot
for this reason.

I haven't run into the problem since I've never needed to run
/etc/rc.d/cron restart.

> Add an option to cron to check lastlog and if within 5 or 10 minutes
> of the last reboot, then call run_reboot_jobs().

Depending on timestamps might be okay as a temporary quick-and-dirty
workaround, but there is likely to be a case where it will also do the
wrong thing.  What if you need to restart cron within the 5-10 minutes?

Maybe something like: rc script sets a flag, cron_reboot script checks
and resets flag.  The flag could be a file ("> /tmp/rebooting_system").
Better yet, a run-the-reboot-script command line option could be added
to cron.