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Old 08-09-2012
setup cron job
HI I am new to unix .

I wanted to create a cron job that runs a script every 10 min .So when I enter

Code:
vi /etc/crontab

I get the following output
Code:
 
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
MAILTO=root
HOME=/
# run-parts
01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly

and my script resides on the same server in the location /itf/ude/wes/prabhu

pls help me
# 2  
Old 08-09-2012
No. You should use your own crontab, not /etc/crontab

Code:
crontab -e

will give you your own private crontab.
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