New target date for cron

Signed-off-by: Eric Nemchik <eric@nemchik.com>
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Eric Nemchik 2023-09-21 17:26:51 -05:00
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title: "Notification: Significant changes to cron incoming"
date: "2023-08-26 23:00:00Z"
date: "2023-09-21 23:00:00Z"
informational: true
affected:
- "Notifications"
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## Current state of cron
We have not had a consistent standard. Many of our images setup cron the same way. When an application requires cron, we setup crontabs for `abc` or `root` in `/config/crontabs/`. This has allowed users to customize crontabs.
We have not had a consistent standard. Many of our images do however setup cron the same way. When an application requires cron, we setup crontabs for `abc` or `root` in `/config/crontabs/`. This has allowed users to customize crontabs.
This has required that if we make changes to the image that require changes to crontabs we have had to carefully plan how to make adjustments to existing user files without causing issues with any customizations. It could also mean we are unable to automatically make required changes if user customizations make an automated adjustments impossible. In these cases, users have been required to update crontabs on their own.
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## Timing
You can expect to see these changes merge around October 1st, 2023. An additional post will be made with all of the above information and any updates if anything changes between now and then.
You can expect to see these changes merge around November 1st, 2023. An additional post will be made with all of the above information and any updates if anything changes between now and then.