[rescue] Linux help (was) ZX coolness

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at 16:39:26 (+0200), Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: ]
> Subject: [rescue] Linux help (was) ZX coolness
>
> 2. add the following to /etc/crontab:
> 
> 	(redhat systems):	0-59/3 * * * * root /bin/sync 2>&1 >/dev/null
> 	(non redhat)		0-59/3 * * * * /bin/sync >/dev/null 2>/dev/null

why do non-redhat systems (I'm assuming you mean GNU/linux only) not
include the user-id field in /etc/crontab?  I thought all GNU/linux
systems used Vixie's cron implementation, which at least in its *BSD
incarnation includes the user-id field in /etc/crontab.

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