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DAILY(5) File Formats Manual DAILY(5)
NAME
daily, daily.conf - daily maintenance
DESCRIPTION
The /etc/daily script is run, by default, every night on a NetBSD system.
The /etc/daily.conf file specifies which of the standard daily services
are performed.
The variables described below can be set to "YES" or "NO" in the
/etc/daily.conf file. Most default to "YES", but not all. Check the
/etc/defaults/daily.conf file if you are in doubt. (Note that you should
never edit /etc/defaults/daily.conf directly, as it is often replaced
during system upgrades.)
find_core This runs find(1) over the entire local
filesystem, looking for core files.
run_msgs This runs msgs(1) with the -c argument.
expire_news This runs the /etc/expire.news script.
purge_accounting This ages accounting files in /var/account.
run_calendar This runs calendar(1) with the -a argument.
check_disks This uses the df(1) and dump(8) to give disk
status, and also reports failed raid(4)
components.
show_remote_fs In check_disks, show remote file systems,
which are not reported on by default.
check_mailq This runs mailq(1).
check_network This runs netstat(1) with the -i argument, and
also checks the rwhod(8) database, and runs
ruptime(1) if there are hosts in /var/rwho.
full_netstat By default, check_network outputs a summarized
version of the netstat(1) report. If a full
version of the output run with the -inv
options is desired, set this variable.
run_fsck This runs fsck(8) with the -n option.
run_rdist This runs rdist(1) with /etc/Distfile.
run_security This runs the /etc/security script looking for
possible security problems with the system.
run_skeyaudit Runs the skeyaudit(1) program to check the
S/Key database and informs users of S/Keys
that are about to expire.
run_makemandb If the /etc/man.conf file exists, runs the
makemandb(8) utility to update the man.db
database for use by apropos(1).
fetch_pkg_vulnerabilities Refreshes the local database of package
vulnerabilities. See the settings in
security.conf(5) for details on the actual
package checks.
The variables described below can be set to modify the tests:
find_core_ignore_fstypes Lists filesystem types to ignore during the
find_core phase. Prefixing the type with a
`!' inverts the match. For example, `procfs
!local' will ignore `procfs' type filesystems
and filesystems that are not `local'.
find_core_ignore_paths Lists paths to ignore during the find_core
phase. For example, `/export' will not
descend into any directories under the
`/export' hierarchy. This, on a file server,
allows to skip user data while still scanning
system files.
run_fsck_flags Extra options to be passed to fsck(8) if
run_fsck is enabled.
send_empty_security If set, the report generated by the
run_security phase will always be sent, even
if it is empty.
pkgdb_dir DEPRECATED. Please set PKGDB_DIR in
pkg_install.conf(5) instead.
If defined, points to the location of the
packages database. Defaults to
/usr/pkg/pkgdb.
FILES
/etc/daily daily maintenance script
/etc/daily.conf daily maintenance configuration
/etc/defaults/daily.conf default settings, overridden by /etc/daily.conf
/etc/daily.local local site additions to /etc/daily
SEE ALSO
monthly(5), security.conf(5), weekly(5)
HISTORY
The /etc/daily.conf file appeared in NetBSD 1.3.
NetBSD 10.99 December 2, 2020 NetBSD 10.99