The script works fine but I can't get cron to run the script which is called backup and is in /usr/bin/backup. Would the syntax be something like this to run at 7.00 p.m. at night ? ...
14 0 * * * root /usr/bin/backup
try :
bash> crontab -u root -e
0 19 * * * /usr/bin/backup
This will run backup at 7pm every night as user root.
Kind regards,
Paul Miles
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ibbotson"
Hi
I'm trying to understand the syntax for a cron job that I'd like to run once a day. I've put a script into /usr/bin which will create a tape archive once a day and then drop it into a CD with CD-Record.
The script works fine but I can't get cron to run the script which is called backup and is in /usr/bin/backup. Would the syntax be something like this to run at 7.00 p.m. at night ? ...
14 0 * * * root /usr/bin/backup
Probably not but some help would be welcome. Read the man pages and other docs. Didn't make a lot of sense to me.
Thank you
-- Richard
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