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Re: CRON problems
On Fri, 7 May 2004, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 7 May 2004, Brian Dessent wrote:
> >
> >> Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> >>
> >>> # Install cron service:
> >>> cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D -d "Cygwin cron" -e "MAILTO=$USER@Salira.com" -e "CYGWIN=ntsec"
> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >> As an aside, hasn't 'ntsec' been enabled by default for a long time
> >> now? Or am I just remembering incorrectly?
> >>
> >> Brian
> >
> > You are remembering correctly -- "ntsec" was enabled by default back
> > in the 1.3.* days. That makes the above redundant but harmless. Having
> > "ntsec" in your $CYGWIN also serves as reminder/documentation for the
> > actual option values (even if they are the default).
>
> CYGWIN=ntsec is not the default for inetd --install-as-service. Perhaps
> it should be...
Huh? Do you mean "inetd --install-as-service" actually puts "nontsec" in
$CYGWIN? Otherwise, if "ntsec" is not specified, it's on (which is what
Brian said, too).
> Then again, perhaps --install-as-service should be removed and users
> instructed to use cygrunsrv instead...
That's the maintainer's choice.
Igor
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