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latest sysstat upgrade removes sysstat cron jobs
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Description
Is this a new report?
Yes
System Info
Void 6.6.21_1 x86_64 AuthenticAMD notuptodate hold rFFFF
Package(s) Affected
sysstat-12.7.5_1
Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?
No, this is a packaging issue.
Expected behaviour
The sysstat cron jobs should continue to run after the upgrade to sysstat-12.7.5_1 .
Actual behaviour
After the upgrade cron jobs do not run. In fact the file containing them has been removed (from /etc/cron.hourly). There is a replacement in /etc/cron.d but my scheduling program - fcron - does not read files in that directory.
Steps to reproduce
- On a system with an earlier version of sysstat with fcron and sysstat cron jobs running ...
- Upgrade sysstat to 12.7.5_1
- Cron jobs no longer run.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting how the sysstat package upgrade moves its cron jobs from /etc/cron.hourly to /etc/cron.d, using the reported upgrade from sysstat-12.7.5_1 as the reproduction case. Check the scheduling behavior with fcron and verify that the sysstat jobs continue running after the upgrade without losing the /etc/cron.d replacement.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100