[Popcon-commits] cvs commit to popularity-contest by ballombe

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Update of /cvsroot/popcon/popularity-contest
In directory haydn:/tmp/cvs-serv8703

Modified Files:
	FAQ 
Log Message:
Add FAQ about cron time
Suggests: anacron


Index: FAQ
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RCS file: /cvsroot/popcon/popularity-contest/FAQ,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -d -r1.5 -r1.6
--- FAQ	8 Nov 2004 20:33:56 -0000	1.5
+++ FAQ	19 Nov 2004 14:03:41 -0000	1.6
@@ -53,7 +53,16 @@
 A) popularity-contest relies on atime to know what packages were used during
    the last month. This means you will only report the list of packages
    installed without usage information.
- 
+
+Q) When does popularity-contest run ?
+
+A) popularity-contest is run by the weekly cron job 
+/etc/cron.weekly/popularity-contest.
+Under the default configuration of cron, this happens every sundays
+at 6:47 in the morning. This can be changed by editing /etc/crontab
+but if your computer is not always turned on, we really recommend you
+install the anacron package.
+
 Q) I don't want popcon email to be send by root! How can I send that ?
 
 A) To send as user 'myuser', edit the function 'do_sendmail' in
@@ -66,4 +75,5 @@
 
 Make sure myuser account is properly configured to send email with a valid
 return address.
+