Better Scheduler Than Cron? 66
Chanc_Gorkon asks: "I am looking for an open source job scheduler that is better than cron. I need a scheduler that has dependency checking, preemption (to stop jobs that access the same resources from running at the same time) and -full- logging. Cron e-mails are nice, but I usually end up cleaning them out with out reading. E-mailing the sysadmin -only- when a job does not get kicked off would be the preferable option. I have scoured Freshmeat and Sourceforge and have found nothing that comes close to what I am looking for. Do you guys have some options for me?"
Different timezones (Score:1, Interesting)
Cron (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Yet Another /. Oddity (Score:2, Interesting)
Like Usenet, this is a discussion forum, not a service call center. If you want straight answers to straight questions, *pay* for that right. And as someone else writes, for god's sake don't turn to a geek forum. If you want discussion on what the problem really is and how to best approach it, that;s when you go too Slashdot or some such place, but don't expect to get a direct answer to your question.
In fact, I go to restaurants with a similar attitude. Admittedly, when I go there and say "no pork" I would be annoyed by a waiter insisting that "the chef's pork is the best"" but I wouldn't in the least bit mind to explain the underlying reasons, so the house can serve my needs better. If you want to eat out and not be surprised, go to McDonald's. Thanks.