Re: [9fans] cron

Re: [9fans] cron

[presotto]

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Cron needs to be able to see the key file system.  Generally, this is only
available on the auth server.  You could start up keyfs on another system,
though you should worry about what processes can get at the file system.

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From: William Staniewicz <wstan@localhostnl.demon.nl>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] cron
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 16:16:26 -0500
Message-ID: <20001230151952.8AF2D199E6@mail.cse.psu.edu>

Can cron be run on a standalone system? The manual
says it can only run on an authentication server.

I notice when I try to use it, a reference to a "key" pops up at the time I set it to carry out the command, but
nothing else happens.

Bill

Re: [9fans] cron

[Russ Cox]

If you want cron for a terminal, try
http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~rsc/localcron.c.
It will run the jobs in your /cron/you/cron
that have a system set to "local".

Russ

Re: [9fans] cron

[arisawa]

I aso have a cron for a terminal.
see:
ftp://plan9.aichi-u.ac.jp/cmd/ucron.tgz

Kenji Arisawa
E-mail: arisawa@aichi-u.ac.jp

[9fans] cron

[William Staniewicz]

Can cron be run on a standalone system? The manual
says it can only run on an authentication server.

I notice when I try to use it, a reference to a "key" pops up at the time I set it to carry out the command, but
nothing else happens.

Bill

Re: [9fans] cron

[Boyd Roberts]

From: William Staniewicz <wstan@localhostnl.demon.nl>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 8:16 AM
Subject: [9fans] cron


> Can cron be run on a standalone system? The manual
> says it can only run on an authentication server.

not that i'm an expert, but it makes sense.  given
the authentication method plan 9 has, cron is a bit
tricky.  running it on the auth server is then
understandable.

you auth yourself by proving who you are, whereas
on unix you had a uid, root, setuid and all that
dangerous stuff.