Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs CollĤ30.staus-rwho Writes a system status message (mainly system uptime) in the daily.out log. This has to do with Unix networks, and is irrelevant for almost everyone.Ĥ00.status-disks Writes some disk status information in the daily.out log.įilesystem Size Used Avail Capacity iused ifree %iused Mounted onĤ20.status-network Writes some system status information in the daily.out log. This is relevant only for multi-user Unix systems.ġ40.clean-rwho Delete stale rwho messages older than 7 days. The periodic scripts are mostly for “long-lived” systems, i.e., systems that have been up continuously for weeks or months at a stretch.ġ30.clean-msgs Delete old system announcements. But /tmp is cleared as part of the startup process, so there will never be anything to delete on a system that is restarted frequently. The most significant thing the daily scripts do (in Leopard) is delete temporary files (in /tmp) that have not been accessed in at least 3 days. But truth be told, the are almost worthless processes left over from it’s NeXT Unix days and most don’t actually do anything for the average user.Ī Unix expert named Jeffery Jones provided a description which I’ve updated for Mojaveġ10.clean-tmps Delete temporary files in /tmp that have not been accessed for at least 3 days. It does Apple recommend daily, weekly and monthly cleaning tasksĪpple does not recommend those tasks, it accomplishes them automatically for all users as scheduled. #1652: OS updates, DPReview shuttered, LucidLink cloud storage.#1653: Apple Music Classical review, Authory service for writers, WWDC 2023 dates announced.1654: Urgent OS security updates, upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, using smart speakers while temporarily blind.
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