cm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 11 hours agoSystemd timers or classic cron?message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareSystemd timers or classic cron?cm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 11 hours agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
Just learned of timers the other day, but I’m a cron guy, anybody out there using timers? Anything I’m missing out on?
minus-squarexxce2AAb@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up22·11 hours agoAutomatic failure handling, advanced logging, independent execution environment control, cgroups support, service dependency management… On the negative side, it takes slightly more work to configure timed tasks and there’s no integrated email support. Refer to the Arch Wiki for more detailed information.
minus-squarecm0002@infosec.pubOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 hours ago Automatic failure handling, advanced logging Dam the first 2 already got me wanting to switch lol
minus-squarehallettj@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 hours agoAnd as I just recently learned, network namespaces support! Those can be handy if you need a backup job to route through a VPN tunnel, or some such thing.
Automatic failure handling, advanced logging, independent execution environment control, cgroups support, service dependency management…
On the negative side, it takes slightly more work to configure timed tasks and there’s no integrated email support.
Refer to the Arch Wiki for more detailed information.
Dam the first 2 already got me wanting to switch lol
And as I just recently learned, network namespaces support! Those can be handy if you need a backup job to route through a VPN tunnel, or some such thing.