anacron and cron and laptop usage

[Derek Broughton]

ben darby wrote:

> * Bill Marcum wrote:
>> Look at /etc/cron.d/anacron.  That is supposed to ensure that anacron
>> runs even if the computer is not booted once a day.  The problem is that
>> anacron might not run if the machine is suspended.  The OP might
>> consider replacing anacron with fcron.
> 
> that problem was fixed with the introduction of the
> /etc/acpi/resume.d/85-anacron.sh script
> 
Funny, I have that on my system - it's never done a thing...
-- 
derek