265660 – sys-process/anacron: allow normal users to run anacron

Bug 265660 - sys-process/anacron: allow normal users to run anacron

Summary: sys-process/anacron: allow normal users to run anacron

Status:	CONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	No maintainer - Look at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers if you want to take care of it

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Reported:	2009-04-10 15:06 UTC by Jeff Huffman
Modified:	2019-03-29 13:06 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Jeff Huffman 2009-04-10 15:06:15 UTC

Debian has already set this up by allowing the user to specify their own spool directory as well as their own anacrontab on the anacron command line. They can then add anacron to their user's crontab and put a spool directory in their home. I suggest looking at the debian package's source code.

Reproducible: Always

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Comment 1 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester

2009-04-10 23:16:21 UTC

err, why hasn't debian pushed it back upstream?

Anyway, I suggest to create a diff of the source code for maintainer review.