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  1. Bug #12253
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Comment 1 for bug 12253

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Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote :

It is a traditional UNIX tool (I use it quite often), and is also required by
LSB. That is why it is installed by default.

It should be possible to have atd start up only when needed, rather than at
every boot, so while a patch would be gratefully received, there are higher
priority goals at the moment.