[arch-general] Using timers instead of cron jobs

[Thomas Bächler]

Am 02.04.2014 19:57, schrieb Leonid Isaev:
> Hi,
> 
> 	On a current [testing] installation, there are several timer symlinks
> in /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants (shipped with logrotate,
> man-db, etc.). What is the reason for choosing multi-user.target instead of
> timers.target?

It makes no sense to run these timers in rescue mode. They are supposed
to be run only during normal system operation, therefore they are
required by multi-user.target.

The timer's default dependencies however still require the timers to run
before timers.target.


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