On 08/25/2016 09:43 AM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 01:39:00AM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 08/24/2016 10:21 PM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
>> Root runs a nightly cronjob of "/usr/bin/calendar -a"
>> to look at each users calendar file and send notices
>> of upcoming events. The new version loops endlessly
>> through all the users.
>>
>> If I run calendar as myself without the -a option
>> it doesn't loop. Run it as "sudo calendar -a" and
>> I have to kill it quickly or the mail system will
>> clog again.
>
> Take it out of root's crontab and put it in your own.
> That way, you won't have to worry about the bug.
And check that each user knows how to set-up their
own crontab, is allowed, and does if they want
the service.
IIRC, root's crontab contained this entry back in the System V
days--maybe even before. First saw it in the mid-80's. Don't believe
SunOS prior-to-Solaris versions had it, though.
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