[mythtv-users] anacron time change after upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04

[Stephen Worthington]

On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 22:17:11 -0500, you wrote:

>>> jim at mythbuntu:~$
>> Your override file does not seem to be correct.  It looks like you are
>> getting the 07:30 time, but also the original "hourly" setting is
>> still in place.  Please take a look at your
>> /etc/systemd/system/anacron.timer.d/override.conf file and compare it
>> to mine:
>>
>> [Unit]
>> Description=Trigger anacron at 07:30, as happened before the Ubuntu
>> 18.04 upgrade.
>>
>> [Timer]
>> OnCalendar=
>> OnCalendar=07:30
>> RandomizedDelaySec=0s
>> Persistent=true
>>
>> Note the first "OnCalendar=" line.  That is what overrides the
>> original OnCalendar settings and disables them, and I think it must be
>> damaged or missing.  Without that, the second "OnCalendar=07:30" line
>> will just add another timer at 07:30 and leave the hourly timer also
>> running.
>
>I put my file is pastebin:
>
>https://pastebin.com/wzw7Q9nK
>
>Looks okay to me.

Yes, it does look OK.  So I am rather at a loss as to why it is not
working, unless there is more than one override file.  Please check
the /etc/systemd/system/anacron.timer.d directory and see if there is
more than one *.conf file there.  I am not expecting that there will
be another file, but that is about all I can think of that would cause
this.

Clearly, your override file is working at least somewhat - it is
creating an 07:30 trigger for anacron.timer.  But it does not seem to
be overriding the "OnCalendar=hourly" line from
/lib/systemd/system/anacron.timer.

What does this command show now:

sudo systemctl cat anacron.timer

It should show exactly the same as mine (except for a different file
name for your override file):

# /lib/systemd/system/anacron.timer
[Unit]
Description=Trigger anacron every hour

[Timer]
OnCalendar=hourly
RandomizedDelaySec=5m
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

# /etc/systemd/system/anacron.timer.d/anacron-timer-override.conf
[Unit]
Description=Trigger anacron at 07:30, as happened before the Ubuntu
18.04 upgrade.

[Timer]
OnCalendar=
OnCalendar=07:30
RandomizedDelaySec=0s
Persistent=true

And please check that the "OnCalendar=" line in the override file does
not have any spaces or tabs after the = character.  If there is any
whitespace, it may be causing this problem.  But I can not see any in
the pastebin copy.