Ubuntu
anacron package

  1. Bug #606491
  2. Comment #49

Comment 49 for bug 606491

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Stuart Rackham (srackham) wrote :

The default /etc/anacrontab only executes cron jobs, doesn't this make /etc/cron.d/anacron unnecessary?

Boot time execution of anacron (/etc/init.d/anacron) takes care of jobs missed while the PC was off and cron takes care of things while the PC is on.