cron

rash_s13 · #1 07-May-2006, 10:35

Hello,

I want a cgi script to be run every hour and another script ever month.Can this be done by putting those scripts inside cron.hourly and cron.monthly?For hourly,should the machine be on till that hour?

Regards,
Rashmi.

dsmith · #2 07-May-2006, 11:56

Hi rash.

Yes you should be able to put your script in those files and they will run as you desire.

I am more familiar with the classic use of cron which is a single file for each user (so that the script is ran as the desired user).

Code:

# MIN HOUR DAY MONTH DAYOFWEEK COMMAND

#at 6:10 a.m. every day
10 6 * * * /path/to/script 

#every two hours at 15 past the hour
15 */2 * * * /path/to/script

Yes, your computer would need to be on at the specified date/time in order for the crontab to work.

Also, you may want to check to see if you have crond running. It should be, but it doesn't hurt to check:

Code:

ps -C crond

Good luck!

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