Hi Bob,
OK I'll try it but have a question.
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 01:28:04PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Mike McClain wrote:
> > ... and haven't seen any way to get files in /etc/cron.d/ run at
> > specific times.
>
> The format of the /etc/cron.d/ files is the same format as the
> /etc/crontab. Whatever lines you would put into /etc/crontab you
> would simply put into a file in /etc/cron.d instead. No difference.
<snip>
man cron says:
'In general, the admin should not use /etc/cron.d/, but use the
standard system crontab /etc/crontab.'
I called it /etc/cron.d/local and from reading 'man run-parts' description
of file names think that is not going to be a problem. True?
< very clear explanation snipped >
Thanks,
Mike
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