Stop anacron?

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
> 
> I think you have it backwards: if you log in at 2:00, anacron will run
> at about 3:30, and then cron will run at about 4:00.  Anyway that's what
> my logs for today show.  (Don't ask me why I logged in at 2:00; it's too
> depressing (8-( ).
> 
> If cron runs first, anacron will not redo the jobs that anacron has
> already run that day, but
> 
> If anacron runs first, cron *will* redo the jobs that anacron has
> already run.
> 
While it is a minor distinction, it is important to note that
anacron is running the missed cron jobs from the day before, not
todays cron jobs. This distinction is important when there are
missed weekly and/or monthly cron jobs, because cron will not run
them, but anacron will.

Mikkel
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