hi all
how to schedule a cron job running on last day of every third month at
12 midnight
will the following work
0 0 30,31 3,6,9,12 * <required file>
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Sometimes cron really upsets me and I cant figure out these types of wierd dates, but how do I get cron to run something on every other sunday? I am running Solaris 8.
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Hi,
i need to setup a cronjob that has will execute iostat command from morning to evening time.
for instance the timing has will be like this.
8:00 A.M -- 6:00P.M
how to define this entry in crontab
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hi
i am new in solaris. i am accessing server through putty. i could not add entry in crontab.
i have given "crontab -e" for add a new entry. It is not coming. what parameter i have to set for getting crontab -e
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Is this the correct entry to touch a file on 6/6 5AM?
00 05 06 06 * touch /support/home/.no_copy Please use next time code tags for your code and data (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Me XMan
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apticron
apticron(1) General Commands Manual apticron(1)NAME
apticron - Generate a mail listing packages which are pending an upgrade
SYNOPSIS
apticron [--cron]
DESCRIPTION
apticron is a shell script which generates a mail with a list of all packages currently pending an upgrade, as well as summary of changes -
using apt-listchanges - to a configurable Email address.
apticron is mainly intended for automatic notification of pending security updates but can also be used in many other situations where
timely updates are necessary.
The --cron option is only meant to be used when invoked by cron in order to run no more than once a day.
FILES
/etc/apticron/apticron.conf
Configuration file, Email address to mail and profile for use with apt-listchanges are configurable.
/etc/cron.d/apticron
Cron job for executing apticron daily.
/etc/cron.daily/apticron
Fallback cron script for executing apticron (if no crond running or system down at designated time).
/var/lib/misc/apticron.cron
Time stamp file used by apticron when invoked with --cron option.
SEE ALSO apt-get(8), apt-listchanges(1), cron(8)AUTHOR
Apticron was initially developed by Colm MacCarthaigh <colm.maccarthaigh@heanet.ie> with contributions from Marc Sherman <msherman@projec-
tile.ca>. Since 2006 it is maintained and improved by Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <tiago@debian.org>.
apticron(1)