Updated vixie-cron packages that fix a bug are now available.
The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a
standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times. Vixie
cron adds better security and more powerful configuration options to the
standard version of cron.
vixie-cron failed to acknowledge changes to symbolic links that pointed to
crontab files. In these updated packages symbolic links can be used for
cron jobs, even if the symbolic link is changed or deleted.
Users of vixie-cron are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
| Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) |
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| SRPMS: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.src.rpm |
ccf5b8de1ef3047c40336add6867d7e2 |
| |
| IA-32: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.i386.rpm |
ec3ddef16c4cf0067d162864e3c4a324 |
| |
| x86_64: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.x86_64.rpm |
81f8ce378806743336852b5486340152 |
| |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) |
|
| SRPMS: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.src.rpm |
ccf5b8de1ef3047c40336add6867d7e2 |
| |
| IA-32: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.i386.rpm |
ec3ddef16c4cf0067d162864e3c4a324 |
| |
| IA-64: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.ia64.rpm |
35419856fa917262d2255a0ad7a624e3 |
| |
| PPC: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.ppc.rpm |
d25984642edeedec77097adedf2eec87 |
| |
| s390: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.s390.rpm |
21370ff707e953082c85885b1868cbf3 |
| |
| s390x: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.s390x.rpm |
ebca25ed2b07feaf809d20ca9d7096df |
| |
| x86_64: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.x86_64.rpm |
81f8ce378806743336852b5486340152 |
| |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) |
|
| SRPMS: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.src.rpm |
ccf5b8de1ef3047c40336add6867d7e2 |
| |
| IA-32: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.i386.rpm |
ec3ddef16c4cf0067d162864e3c4a324 |
| |
| IA-64: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.ia64.rpm |
35419856fa917262d2255a0ad7a624e3 |
| |
| x86_64: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.x86_64.rpm |
81f8ce378806743336852b5486340152 |
| |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) |
|
| SRPMS: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.src.rpm |
ccf5b8de1ef3047c40336add6867d7e2 |
| |
| IA-32: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.i386.rpm |
ec3ddef16c4cf0067d162864e3c4a324 |
| |
| IA-64: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.ia64.rpm |
35419856fa917262d2255a0ad7a624e3 |
| |
| x86_64: |
| vixie-cron-4.1-20.EL3.x86_64.rpm |
81f8ce378806743336852b5486340152 |
| |
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)
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253391 - Cron does not detect changed symlink
vixie-cron bug fix