diff --git a/usr.sbin/cron/crontab/crontab.5 b/usr.sbin/cron/crontab/crontab.5 index 65b56310c457..458175e7a48d 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/cron/crontab/crontab.5 +++ b/usr.sbin/cron/crontab/crontab.5 @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd January 28, 2012 +.Dd April 28, 2012 .Dt CRONTAB 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -296,10 +296,21 @@ are extensions. .An Paul Vixie Aq paul@vix.com .Sh BUGS If you are in one of the 70-odd countries that observe Daylight -Savings Time, jobs scheduled during the rollback or advance will be -affected. +Savings Time, jobs scheduled during the rollback or advance may be +affected if +.Xr cron 8 +is not started with the +.Fl s +flag. In general, it is not a good idea to schedule jobs during -this period. +this period if +.Xr cron 8 +is not started with the +.Fl s +flag, which is enabled by default. +See +.Xr cron 8 +for more details. .Pp For US timezones (except parts of AZ and HI) the time shift occurs at 2AM local time.