From nobody Wed Jul 31 16:32:15 2024 X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4WYyLG4y4Lz5SBBc for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:32:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sr@genyosha.net) Received: from ns1.genyosha.net (ns1.genyosha.net [50.39.243.221]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "float.home.genyosha.net", Issuer "float.home.genyosha.net" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4WYyLF6VNYz4507 for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:32:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sr@genyosha.net) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of sr@genyosha.net designates 50.39.243.221 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=sr@genyosha.net Received: from dragon.home.genyosha.net (ops0.genyosha.net [50.39.243.219]) by ns1.genyosha.net (8.18.1/8.18.1) with ESMTPS id 46VGWK0K012528 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:32:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sr@genyosha.net) Received: from dragon.home.genyosha.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.home.genyosha.net (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id 46VGWFRn015907 for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:32:15 -0700 Received: (from sr@localhost) by dragon.home.genyosha.net (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id 46VGWFtf015905 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:32:15 -0700 Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:32:15 -0700 From: Steve Rikli To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: periodic(8) pkg_* tasks not in /etc/defaults/periodic.conf ? Message-ID: List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Greylist: inspected by milter-greylist-4.6.4 (ns1.genyosha.net [50.39.243.221]); Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:32:20 -0700 (PDT) for IP:'50.39.243.219' DOMAIN:'ops0.genyosha.net' HELO:'dragon.home.genyosha.net' FROM:'sr@genyosha.net' RCPT:'' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.6.4 (ns1.genyosha.net [50.39.243.221]); Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:32:20 -0700 (PDT) X-Spamd-Bar: -- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.28 / 15.00]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.98)[-0.984]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx:c]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROMTLD(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:20055, ipnet:50.39.128.0/17, country:US]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; MISSING_XM_UA(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[genyosha.net]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4WYyLF6VNYz4507 I usually start with /etc/defaults/periodic.conf for candidates I might want for customizing periodic(8) behavior. I also check the various periodic man pages, and scripts themselves occasionally. Recently I checked periodic.conf(5) and found there are some documented variables which do not also appear in /etc/defaults/periodic.conf e.g.: weekly_status_pkg_enable as well as pkg_version and pkg_version_index, possibly others. It seems like most of the man page variables have default settings in /etc/defaults/periodic.conf so maybe the missing pkg_* variable(s) entries are a simple omission? Adding weekly_status_pkg_enable="YES" to /etc/periodic.conf[.local] works as expected, it just seems atypical there's no default for it. Happy to file a bug if that's appropriate. Cheers, sr.