Package anacron: Information

Source package: anacron
Version: 2.3-alt2
Build time:  Dec 14, 2008, 07:09 PM
Category: System/Servers
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License: GPLv2+
Summary: A cron-like program that doesn't go by time
Description: 
Anacron (like `anac(h)ronistic') is a periodic command scheduler.  It
executes commands at intervals specified in days.  Unlike cron, it
does not assume that the system is running continuously.  It can
therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and
monthly jobs (or anything with a period of n days), on systems that
don't run 24 hours a day.  When installed and configured properly,
Anacron will make sure that the commands are run at the specified
intervals as closely as machine-uptime permits.

This package is pre-configured to execute the daily jobs of the OS.
You should install this program if your system isn't powered on
24 hours a day to make sure the maintenance jobs of other packages
are executed each day.

List of rpms provided by this srpm:
anacron (x86_64, i586)

Maintainer: Dmitry V. Levin

List of contributors:
Dmitry V. Levin
Stanislav Ievlev


Last changed


Dec. 14, 2008 Dmitry V. Levin 1:2.3-alt2
- Added anacron jobs filter (Alexey Gladkov).
April 23, 2008 Dmitry V. Levin 1:2.3-alt1
- Updated release numbering.
Nov. 14, 2003 Stanislav Ievlev 2.3-ipl9mdk
- anacron now delete lockfile itself at success exit