[arch-general] An empty /etc/crontab file maybe needed bo be add in to package filesystem.

[郑文辉(Techlive Zheng)]

2012/2/20 Leonid Isaev <lisaev at umail.iu.edu>:
> On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:01:52 +0800
> 郑文辉(Techlive Zheng) <techlivezheng at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 2012/2/19 郑文辉(Techlive Zheng) <techlivezheng at gmail.com>:
>> > I see, I just upgraded to 1.4.8 on 14 Feb 2012, The log must be
>> > generated by an former version of cronie. Now it seems all gone, and I
>> > can't provid the spamed log because I have cleaned them up 2 days ago.
>> >
>> > Let's see, if there are spams again, I will post here.
>> >
>> > 2012/2/19 Leonid Isaev <lisaev at umail.iu.edu>:
>> >> On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:26:46 +0800
>> >> 郑文辉(Techlive Zheng) <techlivezheng at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> 2012/2/18 Heiko Baums <lists at baums-on-web.de>:
>> >>> > Am Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:25:54 +0800
>> >>> > schrieb 郑文辉(Techlive Zheng) <techlivezheng at gmail.com>:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> Due to cronie doesn't contain an /etc/crontab anymore, there are losts
>> >>> >> of msgs of missing crontab as shown below in errors.log.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> > /usr/sbin/crond[1236]: (root) CAN'T OPEN (/etc/crontab): No such
>> >>> >> > file or directory
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Such an empty /etc/crontab would belong into the package cronie and not
>> >>> > into the package filesystem. It's cronie specific since fcron, which I
>> >>> > use, doesn't need and provide one. The corresponding, but also not
>> >>> > necessary file for fcron would be /etc/fcrontab. And I'm not sure if
>> >>> > such an empty /etc/crontab would affect fcron.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > If cronie doesn't provide an empty /etc/crontab and doesn't run
>> >>> > without it, it is a bug in cronie.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Heiko
>> >>>
>> >>> It runs well,but just spam the error.log and crond.log
>> >>> without /etc/crontab.
>> >>
>> >> Since 1.4.8 cronie doesn't need /etc/crontab... Can you show relevant
>> >> piece of /var/log/crond.log?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Leonid Isaev
>> >> GnuPG key ID: 164B5A6D
>> >> Key fingerprint: C0DF 20D0 C075 C3F1 E1BE  775A A7AE F6CB 164B 5A6D
>>
>> Still have the problem:
>>
>> Feb 19 06:31:01 vbox02 /usr/sbin/crond[8394]: (root) CAN'T OPEN
>> (/etc/crontab): No such file or directory
>> Feb 19 06:32:01 vbox02 /usr/sbin/crond[8394]: (root) CAN'T OPEN
>> (/etc/crontab): No such file or directory
>
> This is odd... you must have something in /var/spool/cron. Otherwise please
> provide more info because your problem is not easily reproducible.
>
> --
> Leonid Isaev
> GnuPG key ID: 164B5A6D
> Key fingerprint: C0DF 20D0 C075 C3F1 E1BE  775A A7AE F6CB 164B 5A6D

There indeed an /var/spool/cron/root existed, I just deleted, let's see.