[systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

[David Timothy Strauss]

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Alex B <pkunk.ab at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's ok for one timer, but not for the set of them.
> In general I'm want to schedule all maintenance tasks to 5 a.m.
> or lunch break and forget about them.
> This applies both for distro provided timers an my own.

I'd personally like sort of timer that activates at times of low
system load but with quality-of-service guarantees, like never running
less frequently than once a day.