diff --git a/container_files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh b/container_files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
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--- a/container_files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-LOGHOST="cerif.org"
-LOGPORT="5000"
-LOGTEXT="TIERBEACON/TIER/1.0#IM=$IMAGENAME#IV=$VERSION#MT=$MAINTAINER#"
-if [ -z "$TIER_BEACON_OPT_OUT" ]; then
-  `logger -n $LOGHOST -P $LOGPORT -t TIERBEACON $LOGTEXT`
-fi
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diff --git a/container_files/bin/startcron.sh b/container_files/bin/startcron.sh
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--- a/container_files/bin/startcron.sh
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-cron
-touch /var/log/cron.log
diff --git a/container_files/tier-crontab b/container_files/tier-crontab
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-#send daily ping to TIER Central
-0 0 * * * /usr/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1