"find" on the $top

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Hi

I noticed that the computer makes some sound and $top shows that
"find" is working. how can I make it only work on the weekend ?
I couldn't find out from the docs.

thanks

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Re: "find" on the $top

Submitted by IntnsRed on Tue, 2006-08-08 06:52.

That may be (is probably) due to find being run out of /etc/cron.daily/find.

If so, it isn't mandatory that it be run. I usually disable that cron script by adding an "exit 0" line at/near the top to abort it from running.

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