Problems with periodic scripts in jails [Cron <operator@sosai>
/usr/libexec/save-entropy]
Jos Backus
jos at catnook.com
Wed Jun 2 20:02:17 GMT 2004
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 03:46:58PM -0400, Charles Swiger wrote:
> My suggestion would be to move the invocation of lockfile into the
> runjob script itself, so that your crontab is smaller and less
> cluttered, and your runjob scripts become smart enough to fend for
> themselves.
Or use a service controller (e.g. svc -o /service/foo). The service controller
guarantees that only one instance of the service will be active at any one
time. Combine this with starting the service just once. Bonus: no lock files
needed at all.
--
Jos Backus _/ _/_/_/ Sunnyvale, CA
_/ _/ _/
_/ _/_/_/
_/ _/ _/ _/
jos at catnook.com _/_/ _/_/_/ require 'std/disclaimer'
More information about the freebsd-current
mailing list