crontab should be in user space
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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cron (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
crontab is part of user data.
A fresh install will not touch user data, but will delete the crontab of the user.
The cron system might be according to specs, but it is in conflict with ubuntu principles.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cron 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Dec 17 14:22:45 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-13 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
SourcePackage: cron
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)