Bug 6433

Summary: ntpdate installs cron job in /var/spool/cron/root
Product: [Build System, Metadata & Runtime] Meta-yocto Reporter: Volker <lists.volker>
Component: meta-yoctoAssignee: Robert Yang <liezhi.yang>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Low CC: poky.bs.watcher, poky.watcher, richard.purdie, sgw
Version: 1.6   
Target Milestone: Future   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Multiple   
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto: --- Type of Regression: ---
Verified: Documentation change: No (bug/feature does not impact docs)

Description Volker 2014-06-11 17:50:28 UTC 
ntpdate installs a cron job in /var/spool/cron/root .  That happens through the postinstallation script.

For such cronjobs /etc/cron.d/ was created. I would prefere adding a file /etc/cron.d/ntpdate-sync with the following (untested) content:
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30 * * * *  root  /usr/bin/ntpdate-sync silent
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There is also no cron daemon installed by default. I also didn't see it as suggestion.
Comment 1 Stephen K Jolley 2014-06-12 14:59:24 UTC 
Needs to go to owner for meta networking.
Comment 2 Richard Purdie 2018-08-09 15:05:38 UTC 
This bugzilla doesn't cover meta-openembedded so this shouldn't be filed here.