> > > Rosemary, > /etc/cron.daily is a directory where you put the scripts that you > want cron to run every day. As long as the script is marked > executable, cron will try to run it once a day. The time it runs is > controlled by /etc/crontab. There are also directories for hourly, > weekly, and monthly cron jobs. > > The advantage of having the directory, with individual jobs, instead > of one big file, is that a package that needs a cron job run can just > add a file to the directory when it is installed, update it if > necessary when the package is updated, and remove it if the package > is removed. > > The other advantage is that if I add my own system cron job, I can > turn it off by changing the file permissions so that it is no longer > executable, and the file is still there waiting for me when I want to > turn it back on. This can be handy for things like a daily cron job > that you want to turn off while you are on vacation, and then turn > back on... > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! >
Mikkel I pretty much understood that. I realised that the idea was to put the script in there to run whenever what I wanted it to. What I am having the problem with - is how to get the script in cron.daily ... thanks Rosemary -- Registered linux user # 386597 A friend may well be a masterpiece of nature. Emerson
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