The default /etc/anacrontab only executes cron jobs, doesn't this make /etc/cron.d/anacron unnecessary?
Boot time execution of anacron (/etc/init.d/anacron) takes care of jobs missed while the PC was off and cron takes care of things while the PC is on.
The default /etc/anacrontab only executes cron jobs, doesn't this make /etc/cron.d/anacron unnecessary?
Boot time execution of anacron (/etc/init. d/anacron) takes care of jobs missed while the PC was off and cron takes care of things while the PC is on.