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stryan
49 days ago
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Love systemd timers
Should have been more clear: I use RandomizedOffsetSec= to add a random offset to a set start time (usually 4am), to prevent overloading the backup server, not truly random start times.
capitainenemo
49 days ago
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As someone else noted, that's also a cron feature
c-hendricks
49 days ago
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A feature of _some_ cron systems
capitainenemo
48 days ago
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True. But commonly used ones.
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