Re: [gentoo-user] Sync and glsa-check from cron

[Joshua Doll <Joshua.Doll@gmail.com>]

Nick wrote:
> 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
> from a cron job?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Nick
>
>   
I think cron can run jobs as root.

--Joshua Doll
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