.\" $NetBSD: daily.5,v 1.6 2012/07/30 17:29:00 wiz Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1996 Matthew R. Green .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions .\" are met: .\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. .\" .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR .\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES .\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. .\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, .\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, .\" BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; .\" LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED .\" AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, .\" OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .Dd July 30, 2012 .Dt DAILY 5 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm daily , .Nm daily.conf .Nd daily maintenance .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Pa /etc/daily script is run, by default, every night on a .Nx system. The .Pa /etc/daily.conf file specifies which of the standard .Nm services are performed. .Pp The variables described below can be set to .Dq YES or .Dq NO in the .Pa /etc/daily.conf file. Most default to .Dq YES , but not all. Check the .Pa /etc/defaults/daily.conf file if you are in doubt. (Note that you should never edit .Pa /etc/defaults/daily.conf directly, as it is often replaced during system upgrades.) .Bl -tag -width fetch_pkg_vulnerabilities .It Sy find_core This runs .Xr find 1 over the entire local filesystem, looking for core files. .It Sy run_msgs This runs .Xr msgs 1 with the .Fl c argument. .It Sy expire_news This runs the .Pa /etc/expire.news script. .It Sy purge_accounting This ages accounting files in .Pa /var/account . .It Sy run_calendar This runs .Xr calendar 1 with the .Fl a argument. .It Sy check_disks This uses the .Xr df 1 and .Xr dump 8 to give disk status, and also reports failed .Xr raid 4 components. .It Sy show_remote_fs In check_disks, show remote file systems, which are not reported on by default. .It Sy check_mailq This runs .Xr mailq 1 . .It Sy check_network This runs .Xr netstat 1 with the .Fl i argument, and also checks the .Xr rwhod 8 database, and runs .Xr ruptime 1 if there are hosts in .Pa /var/rwho . .It Sy full_netstat By default, .Sy check_network outputs a summarized version of the .Xr netstat 1 report. If a full version of the output run with the .Fl inv options is desired, set this variable. .It Sy run_fsck This runs .Xr fsck 8 with the .Fl n option. .It Sy run_rdist This runs .Xr rdist 1 with .Pa /etc/Distfile . .It Sy run_security This runs the .Pa /etc/security script looking for possible security problems with the system. .It Sy run_skeyaudit Runs the .Xr skeyaudit 1 program to check the S/Key database and informs users of S/Keys that are about to expire. .It Sy run_makemandb If the .Pa /etc/man.conf file exists, runs the .Xr makemandb 8 utility to update the .Pa man.db database for use by .Xr apropos 1 . .It Sy fetch_pkg_vulnerabilities Refreshes the local database of package vulnerabilities. See the settings in .Xr security.conf 5 for details on the actual package checks. .El .Pp The variables described below can be set to modify the tests: .Bl -tag -width fetch_pkg_vulnerabilities .It Sy find_core_ignore_fstypes Lists filesystem types to ignore during the .Sy find_core phase. Prefixing the type with a .Sq \&! inverts the match. For example, .Ql procfs !local will ignore .Ql procfs type filesystems and filesystems that are not .Ql local . .It Sy find_core_ignore_paths Lists paths to ignore during the .Sy find_core phase. For example, .Ql Pa /export will not descend into any directories under the .Ql Pa /export hierarchy. This, on a file server, allows to skip user data while still scanning system files. .It Sy run_fsck_flags Extra options to be passed to .Xr fsck 8 if .Sy run_fsck is enabled. .It Sy send_empty_security If set, the report generated by the .Sy run_security phase will always be sent, even if it is empty. .It Sy pkgdb_dir .Em DEPRECATED . Please set .Dv PKGDB_DIR in .Xr pkg_install.conf 5 instead. .Pp If defined, points to the location of the packages database. Defaults to .Pa /var/db/pkg . .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /etc/defaults/daily.conf -compact .It Pa /etc/daily daily maintenance script .It Pa /etc/daily.conf daily maintenance configuration .It Pa /etc/defaults/daily.conf default settings, overridden by .Pa /etc/daily.conf .It Pa /etc/daily.local local site additions to .Pa /etc/daily .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr monthly 5 , .Xr security.conf 5 , .Xr weekly 5 .Sh HISTORY The .Pa /etc/daily.conf file appeared in .Nx 1.3 .