Help with Cron
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OK, so I feel like a dummy asking this question - seems like it should be a simple concept to understand, but I don't get it.
In the "General" settings tab, I have Cron setup to run every hour. In the DNSBL->DNSBL Groups tab, I have EVERY feed set to update once per day.
Two questions...
(1) I note when setting update frequency for the feeds, there is information which states "This must be within the Cron Interval/Start Hour settings." Does this mean the frequency needs to be less than or equal to the cron frequency I set in the General" tab? If so, the way I have it setup is - apparently - incorrect. It makes no sense to me though - If I want cron to trigger hourly to pick up some feeds that are set to hourly, then how can I have one or more feeds set to daily (as they wound not be within the global cron interval set on the "General " tab)?
(2) The feeds I have set to 'daily' update - they all try to get updated each hour, despite the fact I have then set to daily update. Any ideas why it's behaving like this?
I'm guessing I have something mixed-up here, but I can't quite figure it out. Any help you can offer would be appreciated.
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To see what cron does : install the pfSense cron package.
"Hourly" will trigger the pfBlockerNG main update function.
If a feed is set to daily, then it will upgrade daily, not every hour.The other way arround will not work :
If you set a feed to update every 5 minutes (if that was possible) and the main cron delay is 1 hout, then the "5 minute" won't work.Btw : updating every hour a feeds is not needed : check for yoruself : feeds are not updated every hour. Probably not for days ..... More frequent updating can be considered as abusive, and some feed hosts might blacklist your request.
