[Fixed] Task Scheduler (Kron?) tasks lost

[augustin]

Hello,

I recently did a fresh install, now running kubuntu 11.04. I have an image of my old install (9.10).

I just noticed that all my user scheduled tasks have disappeared. (K-menu => system settings => Task scheduler).

Since those are user data, I expected them to be saved somewhere in the /home/user/ directory, which has not changed. If they are saved somewhere under /etc/, I can still access the file of my old system via the image I made.

Questions:
Why have the schedule tasks disappeared after the upgrade?
Where are the tasks saved?
What's kcron? I installed the kcron but there is no executable. Is it the back end for the Task Scheduler?

Thanks.

[kubicle]

Re: Task Scheduler (Kron?) tasks lost

Why have the schedule tasks disappeared after the upgrade?
Where are the tasks saved?

User crontabs (which are text files that contain your tasks in crontab syntax) are saved as /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username>

So if you wish to include your user crontabs in a fresh install, you need to copy the files in /var/spool/cron/crontabs to your new installation.

What's kcron? I installed the kcron but there is no executable. Is it the back end for the Task Scheduler?

kcron is the old name for the system settings module (task scheduler) kde-config-cron. The package kcron still exists, but it is only a transitional meta-package to install kde-config-cron for smooth upgrades, it provides no functionality on it's own.

[augustin]

Re: Task Scheduler (Kron?) tasks lost

Thank you very much kubicle!

Thanks to you, I have found my old crontabs. I'll make a note of that and do some backups of those files.

Many people advise not to do upgrades but to do fresh installs, reformatting / and keeping /home/ . However, I am starting to make a comprehensive list and backup of important config files held under / (/etc, /var, etc).

Thanks again.

Blessings.

[augustin]

Re: [Fixed] Task Scheduler (Kron?) tasks lost

Here is the embryo of such a list:

What to back up??
http://linux.overshoot.tv/wiki/system/what_backup