diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/dependencies.d/init-services b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/dependencies.d/init-services
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run
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--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run
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-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-
-exec /usr/sbin/crond -f -S -l 5
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/type
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--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/type
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-longrun
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-cron b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-cron
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