DAILY(5)

DAILY(5) | File Formats Manual | DAILY(5)

# NAME

`daily`, `daily.conf` — daily maintenance

# DESCRIPTION

The /etc/daily script is run, by default, every night on a NetBSD system. The /etc/daily.conf file specifies which of the standard `daily` services are performed.

The variables described below can be set to “YES” or “NO” in the /etc/daily.conf file. Most default to “YES”, but not all. Check the /etc/defaults/daily.conf file if you are in doubt. (Note that you should never edit /etc/defaults/daily.conf directly, as it is often replaced during system upgrades.)

find_core
  This runs find(1) over the entire local filesystem, looking for core files.
run_msgs
  This runs msgs(1) with the `-c` argument.
expire_news
  This runs the /etc/expire.news script.
purge_accounting
  This ages accounting files in /var/account.
run_calendar
  This runs calendar(1) with the `-a` argument.
check_disks
  This uses the df(1) and dump(8) to give disk status, and also reports failed raid(4) components.
show_remote_fs
  In check_disks, show remote file systems, which are not reported on by default.
check_mailq
  This runs mailq(1).
check_network
  This runs netstat(1) with the `-i` argument, and also checks the rwhod(8) database, and runs ruptime(1) if there are hosts in /var/rwho.
full_netstat
  By default, check_network outputs a summarized version of the netstat(1) report. If a full version of the output run with the `-inv` options is desired, set this variable.
run_fsck
  This runs fsck(8) with the `-n` option.
run_rdist
  This runs rdist(1) with /etc/Distfile.
run_security
  This runs the /etc/security script looking for possible security problems with the system.
run_skeyaudit
  Runs the skeyaudit(1) program to check the S/Key database and informs users of S/Keys that are about to expire.
run_makemandb
  If the /etc/man.conf file exists, runs the makemandb(8) utility to update the man.db database for use by apropos(1).
fetch_pkg_vulnerabilities
  Refreshes the local database of package vulnerabilities. See the settings in security.conf(5) for details on the actual package checks.

The variables described below can be set to modify the tests:

find_core_ignore_fstypes
  Lists filesystem types to ignore during the find_core phase. Prefixing the type with a ‘!’ inverts the match. For example, ‘`procfs !local`’ will ignore ‘`procfs`’ type filesystems and filesystems that are not ‘`local`’.
find_core_ignore_paths
  Lists paths to ignore during the find_core phase. For example, ‘`/export`’ will not descend into any directories under the ‘`/export`’ hierarchy. This, on a file server, allows to skip user data while still scanning system files.
run_fsck_flags
  Extra options to be passed to fsck(8) if run_fsck is enabled.
send_empty_security
  If set, the report generated by the run_security phase will always be sent, even if it is empty.
pkgdb_dir
  DEPRECATED. Please set `PKGDB_DIR` in pkg_install.conf(5) instead.

  If defined, points to the location of the packages database. Defaults to /usr/pkg/pkgdb.

# FILES

/etc/daily
  daily maintenance script
/etc/daily.conf
  daily maintenance configuration
/etc/defaults/daily.conf
  default settings, overridden by /etc/daily.conf
/etc/daily.local
  local site additions to /etc/daily

# SEE ALSO

monthly(5), security.conf(5), weekly(5)

# HISTORY

The /etc/daily.conf file appeared in NetBSD 1.3.

December 2, 2020 | NetBSD 11.0