The cron daemon is a background process that runs particular programs at particular times (for example, every minute, day, week or month), as specific in the in a crontab. By default, users may also create crontabs of their own so that processes are run on their behalf.
Users may also install crontabs so that processes are run on their behalf, though this feature can be disabled or restricted to particular users.
Output from the commands is usually mailed to the system administrator (or to the user in question); you should probably install a mail system as well so that you can receive these messages.
This cron package is configured by default to do some basic daily system maintenance tasks, such as ensuring creating copying key system files. Additional maintenance tasks are available on external packages, such as 'checksecurity'
The lockfile-progs package is recommended as it will prevent /etc/cron.daily/standard from running multiple times if something gets jammed.
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| Architecture | Package Size | Installed Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpha | 90.8 kB | 348 kB | [list of files] |
| amd64 | 85.8 kB | 324 kB | [list of files] |
| armel | 82.7 kB | 308 kB | [list of files] |
| avr32 (unofficial port) | 79.2 kB | 308 kB | [list of files] |
| hppa | 84.3 kB | 316 kB | [list of files] |
| hurd-i386 | 77.4 kB | 308 kB | [list of files] |
| i386 | 80.7 kB | 308 kB | [list of files] |
| ia64 | 99.8 kB | 388 kB | [list of files] |
| kfreebsd-amd64 | 82.6 kB | 220 kB | [list of files] |
| kfreebsd-i386 | 77.3 kB | 212 kB | [list of files] |
| m68k (unofficial port) | 77.8 kB | 308 kB | [list of files] |
| mips | 85.6 kB | 328 kB | [list of files] |
| mipsel | 85.8 kB | 328 kB | [list of files] |
| powerpc | 89.7 kB | 328 kB | [list of files] |
| s390 | 85.6 kB | 320 kB | [list of files] |
| sparc | 84.4 kB | 316 kB | [list of files] |