Am 15.09.2010 10:51, schrieb Camaleón: > > "Anacron" or "cron"? It seems they are two different packages :-? > Yes, they are. As far as I understand it, anacron makes sure that cron jobs are run even if the machine is not up 24/7.
> > Those bug reports are for "cron" and should be already fixed. > I guess they are. I wasn't sure at first whether anacron sends mail itself or utilizes cron. When looking for answers, I stumbled across the cron bugs mentioned. Mail from cron should have the proper content header. Judging from the header of the mail I received (see below), I guess that it was sent by anacron. > Mmm, can you upload a sample of the e-mail you are getting so we can take > a look into the header? Of course, the e-mail sample should not contain > private data :-) > Sure. Here are the header and some lines from the mail I received, somewhat edited to protect my privacy and save bandwidth: --- snip --- Betreff: Anacron job 'cron.daily' on server Von: Anacron <r...@server.domain.tld> Datum: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:44:48 +0200 An: r...@server.domain.tld /etc/cron.daily/mirror: aptmethod error receiving 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/Release': 'Konnte »ftp.debian.org« nicht auflösen' aptmethod error receiving 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/Release.gpg': ... 'Konnte »security.debian.org« nicht auflösen' There have been errors! run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/mirror exited with return code 1 --- snap --- Greetings, Malte -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/i6siu6$fo...@dough.gmane.org
