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