cm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 4 months agoSystemd timers or classic cron?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareSystemd timers or classic cron?cm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 4 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
Just learned of timers the other day, but I’m a cron guy, anybody out there using timers? Anything I’m missing out on?
minus-squareentwine@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·4 months agoIf you already know cron and are too lazy to learn something new, then use cron with the knowledge that it’s a personal failure and not a real technical decision… Otherwise, use systemd timers.
If you already know cron and are too lazy to learn something new, then use cron with the knowledge that it’s a personal failure and not a real technical decision… Otherwise, use systemd timers.