Am Montag, 28. Oktober 2013, 11:58:00 schrieb Bob Proulx: > Florian Lindner wrote: > > > Florian Lindner wrote: > > > > root@astarte ~ # ll /etc/cron.daily > > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14985 Jun 4 11:33 apt.dpkg-dist* > > > > The thing what puzzles me most is that if the apt.dpkg-dist script > > is called manually it logs just fine and everything. But the cron > > job that is supposed to run logs nothing.. > > Are you talking about /etc/cron.daily/apt.dpkg-dist file name? That > name will never be run by run-parts because the name matches one of > the standard dpkg installed files that are NOT enabled. run-parts is > called by cron from /etc/crontab.
Ah, didn't know that! > Try this and see what names are printed. The apt.dpkg-dist name will > not be printed. It is not run by run-parts. Along with "#*" names > and "*~" names and others that are skipped. > > run-parts --list /etc/cron.daily > > I guess that when apt was installed or upgraded somewhere along the > way you had modified the /etc/cron.daily/apt file. Therefore dpkg > didn't overwrite it and left the new version of the file there as > apt.dpkg-dist so that you could examine it and merge it into the > standard /etc/cron.daily/apt file if desired. Actually I didn't modified the apt file, there is not even a apt file in cron.daily. Maybe it was because I I tried cron-apt too and they somehow conflicted. > [I don't remember the difference between files with .dpkg-dist and > .dpkg-new names. Basically the same situation but arrived there > differently. Conversely if dpkg replaces a file then the old file is > left around as .dpkg-old. dpkg will ask you with a dialog if you want > the old file, new file, or view differences, then you select one > option and the result is as you see.] Never saw such a dialog, but I think mv apt.dpkg-dist apt should have fixed it. Thanks! Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2484040.o58fMEN9PD@horus
