Kbase P96231: What files are used by UNIX cron?
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
16/10/2008 |
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Status: Unverified
GOAL:
What files are used by UNIX cron?
GOAL:
Where are cron tab entries stored in the UNIX operating system?
FIX:
The cron system is serviced by the cron daemon. The process to automate processes are stored in the operating system's cron schedule.
Crontab entries are stored in separate files for each user, usually in the directory called /var/spool/cron/crontabs.
HP-UX contains the crontab entries in /usr/spool/cron/crontabs.
Linux contains the crontab entires in /var/spool/cron/tabs.
Users' crontab files are named after their username; for example, root's crontab file is /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root.
The crontab files are not ordinarily edited directly, but are produced with the crontab command.