On this F12 server, my /etc/anacrontab is rather simple:
SHELL=/bin/sh PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin MAILTO=root # the maximal random delay added to the base delay of the jobs RANDOM_DELAY=45 # the jobs will be started during the following hours only START_HOURS_RANGE=3-22
#period in days delay in minutes job-identifier command 1 5 cron.daily nice run-parts /etc/cron.daily 7 25 cron.weekly nice run-parts /etc/cron.weekly @monthly 45 cron.monthly nice run-parts /etc/cron.monthly
You would think I would get emails but I don't I don't see any line there for the hourly, but them run. For /var/log/cron:
Nov 18 11:01:01 homebase CROND[11128]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly) Nov 18 11:01:01 homebase run-parts(/etc/cron.hourly)[11128]: starting 0anacron Nov 18 11:01:01 homebase anacron[11138]: Anacron started on 2010-11-18 Nov 18 11:01:01 homebase run-parts(/etc/cron.hourly)[11140]: finished 0anacron Nov 18 11:01:01 homebase anacron[11138]: Normal exit (0 jobs run) Nov 18 11:01:01 homebase run-parts(/etc/cron.hourly)[11128]: starting hda-update Nov 18 11:03:10 homebase run-parts(/etc/cron.hourly)[11160]: finished hda-update