Bug 4740

Summary: Disable backup scripts in 'run-parts'
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: jaro
Component: crontabsAssignee: Crutcher Dunnavant <crutcher>
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Description jaro 1999-08-27 07:11:23 UTC 
I propose a slight modification to the run-parts script,
to disable running backup scripts in the /etc/cron.*
directories.  This is accomplished with the following
version:

#!/bin/bash

# run-parts - concept taken from Debian

# keep going when something fails
set +e

if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
        echo "Usage: run-parts <dir>"
        exit 1
fi

if [ ! -d $1 ]; then
        echo "Not a directory: $1"
        exit 1
fi

for i in $1/*[^~] ; do            # Don't run shell backups
(ending to ~)
        [ -d $i ] && continue
        # Don't run [KS]??foo.{rpmsave,rpmorig,rpmnew}
scripts
        [ "${i%.rpmsave}" != "${i}" ] && continue
        [ "${i%.rpmorig}" != "${i}" ] && continue
        [ "${i%.rpmnew}" != "${i}" ] && continue

        if [ -x $i ]; then
                $i
        fi
done

exit 0
Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 1999-08-27 14:07:59 UTC 
Fixed in crontabs-1.7-7. Thanks for noticing.