Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread tomas
On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 06:54:31PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 05:45:08PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > > Users (including root) write their crontabs anywhere they like, > > typically in a directory like ~/.cron/. > > Is that... normal? I can't say I've ever seen anyone k

Re: Which Diff tool could I use for visually comparing two text files where Word Wrap is possible?

2023-04-06 Thread Susmita/Rajib
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Which Diff tool could I use for visually comparing two text files where Word Wrap is possible? From: davidson Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:21:29 + (UTC) Message-id: <[🔎] alpine.deb.2.21.2304061821250.7...@azone.org> In-reply-to:

Re: bounncy keyboard

2023-04-06 Thread David Wright
On Fri 07 Apr 2023 at 10:41:31 (+0800), jeremy ardley wrote: > My keybboard is getting bouncy agaain. > > I can swap it out under warranty but I wondered if there were some > setting in Debian 11 to ignore the same character arriving too soon > after the previous one? > > It should also not worry

bounncy keyboard

2023-04-06 Thread jeremy ardley
My keybboard is getting bouncy agaain. I can swap it out under warranty but I wondered if there were some setting in Debian 11 to ignore the same character arriving too soon after the previous one? It should also not worry if two different characters arrive closely spaced. Jeremy

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Dan Ritter
Tom Furie wrote: > On Fri, Apr 07, 2023 at 08:05:18AM +0800, k...@openmbox.net wrote: > > Are the time format in /etc/crontab just random? why they are 6:25, 6:47 > > etc? > > They aren't *random*, though they are somewhat arbitrary. The daily tasks > run at 6:25, a time chosen by someone somewhe

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Tom Furie
On Fri, Apr 07, 2023 at 08:05:18AM +0800, k...@openmbox.net wrote: > Are the time format in /etc/crontab just random? why they are 6:25, 6:47 > etc? They aren't *random*, though they are somewhat arbitrary. The daily tasks run at 6:25, a time chosen by someone somewhere back in the mists of time a

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread ken
On 2023-04-07 05:20, davidson wrote: 25 6* * * roottest -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily ) Are the time format in /etc/crontab just random? why they are 6:25, 6:47 etc? -- Ken Peng https://kenpeng.pages.dev/

Re: |Inquiry regarding fixing the error light display manager

2023-04-06 Thread Bret Busby
On 7/4/23 05:29, davidson wrote: On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 Bret Busby wrote: On 5/4/23 03:43, davidson wrote: It is said that if you wash a cat it will never again wash itself. This may or may not be true: what is certain is that if you teach a man anything he will never learn it. -- George Bernard Sh

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 05:45:08PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > Users (including root) write their crontabs anywhere they like, > typically in a directory like ~/.cron/. Is that... normal? I can't say I've ever seen anyone keep a private copy of their crontab in their home directory like that. M

Re: How to get rid of the synaptic message (mentioned below) at the end of installing a package?

2023-04-06 Thread David Wright
On Thu 06 Apr 2023 at 15:37:24 (+0200), zithro wrote: > On 06 Apr 2023 01:30, David Wright wrote: > > On Sat 01 Apr 2023 at 11:58:49 (+0530), Susmita/Rajib wrote: > > > My present Debian system installed from "Official Debian GNU/Linux > > > Live 11.6.0 lxde 2022-12-17T11:46" > > > > > > While ins

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread David Wright
On Thu 06 Apr 2023 at 12:28:05 (-0700), Fred wrote: > On 4/6/23 09:44, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > > > > crontab -l > > > > On Thu, 6 Apr 2023, Fred wrote: > > > I also would like to know when cron.daily scripts run.  Greg's > > > command does not appear to reveal the time for that script.  I > > >

Re: |Inquiry regarding fixing the error light display manager

2023-04-06 Thread davidson
On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 Bret Busby wrote: On 5/4/23 03:43, davidson wrote: It is said that if you wash a cat it will never again wash itself. This may or may not be true: what is certain is that if you teach a man anything he will never learn it. -- George Bernard Shaw The "Bernard Shaw" is quite a

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread davidson
On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 Fred wrote: [trimmed] I also would like to know when cron.daily scripts run. Greg's command does not appear to reveal the time for that script. I ran Greg's command and got the same result. $ grep -FA7 "Example of job definition" /etc/crontab ; grep daily /etc/crontab #

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Fred
On 4/6/23 09:44, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: crontab -l Pierre Frenkiel On Thu, 6 Apr 2023, Fred wrote: On 4/6/23 08:33, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 07:33:26PM +0800, cor...@free.fr wrote: For scripts put under /etc/cron.daily, which special time will they be implemented?

Re: Which Diff tool could I use for visually comparing two text files where Word Wrap is possible?

2023-04-06 Thread davidson
On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 davidson wrote: What indicates a "paragraph break" in a given style depends on the form, not the content, of the material to be processed. Replace "...in a given style" with "...in a given document" -- Sometimes it pays to have squirrels in your head running around mak

Re: Which Diff tool could I use for visually comparing two text files where Word Wrap is possible?

2023-04-06 Thread davidson
On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 Susmita/Rajib wrote: [trimmed: email headers included in message body] [ ... ] Dear Mr. Davidson, I think that we better drop this thread for the time being. We are each of us the masters of our respective time and attention, and thank ${DEITY[@]} for that. I look forwar

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Alexis Grigoriou
On Thu, 2023-04-06 at 19:05 +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > > Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > > crontab -l > > Plus: >   man 5 crontab > which has in its section "EXAMPLE CRON FILE" > >    # run five minutes after midnight, every day >    5 0 * * *   $HOME/bin/daily.job >> $HOME/tmp

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 01:42:33PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > I also would like to know when cron.daily scripts run. Greg's command does > > not appear to reveal the time for that script. I ran Greg's command and got > > the same result. > > As explained, his command's output does show the

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I also would like to know when cron.daily scripts run. Greg's command does > not appear to reveal the time for that script. I ran Greg's command and got > the same result. As explained, his command's output does show the actual time, but I don't think it's the whole story: AFAIK the actual tim

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > unicorn:~$ grep daily /etc/crontab > > > 25 6* * * roottest -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts > > > --report /etc/cron.daily ) Fred wrote: > > I also would like to know when cron.daily scripts run. Greg's command does > > not appear to reveal t

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Michel Verdier
Le 6 avril 2023 Fred a écrit : > I also would like to know when cron.daily scripts run. Greg's command does > not appear to reveal the time for that script. I ran Greg's command and got > the same result. Greg shows it: unicorn:~$ grep daily /etc/crontab 25 6* * * roottest -x /usr/sbi

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Tom Furie
On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 09:02:15AM -0700, Fred wrote: > I also would like to know when cron.daily scripts run. Greg's command does > not appear to reveal the time for that script. I ran Greg's command and got > the same result. Then you need to read the documentation for cron. I'd suggest beginn

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
crontab -l Pierre Frenkiel On Thu, 6 Apr 2023, Fred wrote: On 4/6/23 08:33, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 07:33:26PM +0800, cor...@free.fr wrote: For scripts put under /etc/cron.daily, which special time will they be implemented? Greg already showed you how to check t

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Fred
On 4/6/23 08:33, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 07:33:26PM +0800, cor...@free.fr wrote: For scripts put under /etc/cron.daily, which special time will they be implemented? Greg already showed you how to check this on your own systems. If you need something to run daily but

Re: Looking to a KDE or desktop agnostic software to batch resize pictures

2023-04-06 Thread Yvan Masson
Le 05/04/2023 à 20:37, didier gaumet a écrit : Hello, I do not use image editing/modifying tools, so I cannot say if these solutions are good in your usecase, but there are at least three tools packaged in Debian: - Converseen (GUI batch tool: conversion, resizing, etc...) https://www.makeuse

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 07:33:26PM +0800, cor...@free.fr wrote: > For scripts put under /etc/cron.daily, which special time will they be > implemented? Greg already showed you how to check this on your own systems. If you need something to run daily but at a specific time, consider instea

Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs

2023-04-06 Thread Joe
On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 11:04:13 -0400 Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 8:36 AM B.M. wrote: > > > > I configured my system such that some users are in group sudo, but > > they are asked for the root password instead of just their user > > password by creating a file within /etc/sudoers.

Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs

2023-04-06 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 8:36 AM B.M. wrote: > > I configured my system such that some users are in group sudo, but they are > asked for the root password instead of just their user password by creating a > file within /etc/sudoers.d/ with the line: > > Defaults rootpw > > This is working just fine

Re: How to get rid of the synaptic message (mentioned below) at the end of installing a package?

2023-04-06 Thread zithro
On 06 Apr 2023 01:30, David Wright wrote: On Sat 01 Apr 2023 at 11:58:49 (+0530), Susmita/Rajib wrote: My present Debian system installed from "Official Debian GNU/Linux Live 11.6.0 lxde 2022-12-17T11:46" While installing a package I receive this following message: W: Download is performed uns

How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs

2023-04-06 Thread B.M.
Hi, I configured my system such that some users are in group sudo, but they are asked for the root password instead of just their user password by creating a file within /etc/sudoers.d/ with the line: Defaults rootpw This is working just fine, but for graphical applications it doesn't work: e.g

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 07:33:26PM +0800, cor...@free.fr wrote: > For scripts put under /etc/cron.daily, which special time will they be > implemented? unicorn:~$ grep daily /etc/crontab 25 6* * * roottest -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )

questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread coreyh
Hello list, For scripts put under /etc/cron.daily, which special time will they be implemented? I know they will be run daily, but not sure about the special run time. And, I found some services like apache2, chkrootkit will put the scripts in this dir automatically. are they for system clea