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Using and Administering Linux: Volume 2: Zero to SysAdmin: Advanced Topics
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Using and Administering Linux: Volume 2: Zero to SysAdmin: Advanced Topics

by David Both
September 2023
Intermediate to advanced
813 pages
21h 16m
English
Apress
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D. BothUsing and Administering Linux: Volume 2https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9615-8_31

31. Time and Automation

David Both1  
(1)
Raleigh, NC, USA
 

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn
  • To use chrony to maintain accurate system time

  • To create a crontab file for root using the crontab command

  • To add necessary statements to the crontab file that set up the environment for cron jobs

  • To interpret the time specifications for cron and configure cron jobs to run at different recurring intervals

  • To create cron jobs using crontab

  • To create cron jobs for hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly periods

  • To use the at command to run scripts or commands once at ...

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