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Offline KeithA

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cron missing from extension repositories
« on: September 01, 2023, 03:49:07 PM »
I can't find cron in any of the extension repositories. Am I missing something?

Offline Rich

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Re: cron missing from extension repositories
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2023, 04:17:53 PM »
Hi KeithA
crond is part of busybox.
crontab is part of busybox.suid.

Offline KeithA

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Re: cron missing from extension repositories
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2023, 04:21:47 AM »
Thanks Rich. I had installed util-linux because I need to do a uuid mount but it looks like util-linux doesn't include cron. Is there any way I can invoke the BusyBox cron with util-linux installed?

Offline Paul_123

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Re: cron missing from extension repositories
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2023, 07:21:38 AM »
Cron is not part of util-linux.

If you add the bootcode “cron”. It will be started during boot.

Otherwise, just start it manually.

Offline KeithA

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Re: cron missing from extension repositories
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2023, 02:37:54 PM »
I've added cron to the bootcodes and can now run crontab so my problem is fixed.
Thanks for your help guys.