From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1I0m5l-0002TH-Ko for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:22:30 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l5JMLBc8025150; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:21:11 GMT Received: from outmail128159.authsmtp.com (outmail128159.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.159]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l5JMEYG2014948 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:14:35 GMT Received: from outmail128180.authsmtp.com (outmail128180.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.180]) by punt2.authsmtp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Kp) with ESMTP id l5JMEYf5076232 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:14:34 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost ([213.40.97.146]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Kp) with ESMTP id l5JMEV7c040162 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:14:31 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:18:45 +0100 From: Nick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Sync and glsa-check from cron Message-ID: <20070619221845.GH5658@cutie1.lan> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="WRT3RXLOp/bBMgTI" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Server-Quench: 746f49dc-1eb2-11dc-867b-001185d377ca X-AuthRoute: OCdxYQ8WA1ZaQQIG DSRBETRNUy0jJAIK BBJFMAhML1cPSQNW d1tBI0B7NFwHWUof VDNVHwsLTgIzDi10 YhUrKFtCYEpOWBVo U0JIRlhRFktqAB8f Ah4AWx5sdgFAZ3p2 YFljECxeJjkPE0Eu QkpUFGsEK2ZkYWlR V0ReIQddJFBXf0oX aE1+VSdefG0BYSh9 R1dqZmBsMW4Ady9c VDocK1laSEAHVjE4 XBlHFjUiFk5NST80 KlQtMFkadDcz X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633231373330.squirrel.dmpriest.net.uk:671/Kp X-Report-SPAM: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-Virus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system! X-Archives-Salt: 61b6c44d-f831-4b39-b3c2-477937b4ab0f X-Archives-Hash: eda2629887de4e1887ccc414bff158e5 --WRT3RXLOp/bBMgTI Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi there, I'm planning to set my mother up with a very simple gentoo box, with only what she needs etc. Ideally it should require almost no interaction from me, and just keep itself working and secure. So, I'm planning to run "sudo emerge --sync" and "sudo glsa-check -f new" from a cron job, perhaps once a week. I can set up the sudoers part all fine, but is there anything I should watch out for / consider when running these maintenance tools =66rom a cron job? Thanks, -Nick --=20 GPG Key : www.njw.me.uk/nick.gpg.asc GPG Key ID: 04E4653F GPG Fingerprint: 9732 D7C7 A441 D79E FDF0 94F6 1F48 5674 04E4 653F --WRT3RXLOp/bBMgTI Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGeFZFH0hWdATkZT8RAuCIAKCgkfuJsyjKi6MGjPVA+q8YflNzYgCgkZ/I da3AmtAxKfmrdW+3bhBTW4A= =KGhd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --WRT3RXLOp/bBMgTI-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list