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cron to systemd time units
Summary
Fix dependency on crontab in packages containing cron jobs as well as migrate cron jobs that are applicable to native systemd timer units.
Owner
- Name: Jóhann B. Guðmundsson
- Email: johannbg AT gmail DOT com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 21
- Last updated:
- Percentage of completion: 20
Detailed Description
Add dependency on crontab in packages containing cron jobs as well as migrate cron jobs that are applicable to native systemd timer units in packages that already depend on systemd.
Benefit to Fedora
Proper dependency in packages shipping cron jobs. Better systemd integration in the distribution.
Scope
- Adjust packaging guidelines to fix dependency in cron packages Package Cron Files DONE
- Fix spec files in packages that are not applicable for migration Fix Cron Dependency Tracking Bug
- Adjust packaging guidelines to mention migration of cron jobs to timer units for packages that already depend on systemd
- Review and migrate if applicable cron jobs shipped in packages that already depend on systemd Timer Migration Tracking Bug
- Update systemd wikipage to contain timer units example
How To Test
- Install the package that contains the new native systemd timer unit file.
- Check if the the time trigger ran
User Experience
Administrators will have better time trigger in units compared to cron jobs like for example when administrator stops a service/daemon the timer unit will stop as well etc.
Dependencies
No external dependency
Contingency Plan
Continue to ship the cron jobs as is.
Documentation
- updated guidelines and systemd wiki page
Release Notes
There shouldn't be anything we need to specifically say other than highlighting the change.