crontab

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how to crontab files normal users and how to allow the permission,how to create cron daily basics,weekly bascis,monthly basics.

[Asif Sharif]

Hi,


Access to the crontab files is restricted by using cron.allow and cron.deny files in the /var/adm/cron directory.To create, edit, list, and delete crontab files, you use the crontab command.

for detail see man page.
http://docs.hp.com/en/B9106-90007/crontab.1.html

Regards,
Asif Sharif

[Dennis Handly]

>daily basics, weekly basics, monthly basics.

mm hh * * * # daily at hh:mm
mm hh * * d # weekly at hh:mm on day d of week (0 == Sun)
mm hh d * * # monthly at hh:mm on day d of month

[Dennis Handly]

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[Arturo Galbiati]

Hi,
I use this template to define the schedule:

###########################################################
# -
###########################################################
###########################################################
# BACKUP ON ....... ..:.. AM ... - ..: PM server time
###########################################################

# ---------------------------------------------------------
# Daily
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# minute hour monthday month weekday (0=Sunday) command
# 0-59 0-23 1-31 1-12 0-6
03 00 * * * crontab -l > file_cron

# ---------------------------------------------------------
# Weekly
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# minute hour monthday month weekday (0=Sunday) command
# 0-59 0-23 1-31 1-12 0-6

# ---------------------------------------------------------
# Montly
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# minute hour monthday month weekday (0=Sunday) command
# 0-59 0-23 1-31 1-12 0-6

# ---------------------------------------------------------
# OBSOLETE
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# minute hour monthday month weekday (0=Sunday) command

# ---------------------------------------------------------
# One shot
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# minute hour monthday month weekday (0=Sunday) command
# 0-59 0-23 1-31 1-12 0-6
#eof


HTH,
Art