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# 1  
Old 04-02-2010
crontab entry to run a script on 1st of every month.
What should be the crontab entry in solaris to run a script on 1st of every month?

Is this correct?

Code:
 
00 02 1 * * <script to be executed>

# 2  
Old 04-02-2010
From the man page for crontab:
Quote:
A crontab file consists of lines of six fields each. The
fields are separated by spaces or tabs. The first five are
integer patterns that specify the following:

minute (0-59),
hour (0-23),
day of the month (1-31),
month of the year (1-12),
day of the week (0-6 with 0=Sunday).
So yes (at 2am).
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# 3  
Old 04-02-2010
then what is below mentioned entry showing? when will it run?

Code:
 
00 02 1 * 1 <script to be executed>

# 4  
Old 04-02-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by deepaksahni0109
then what is below mentioned entry showing? when will it run?

Code:
 
00 02 1 * 1 <script to be executed>

This will run on the first day of the month if that day is also a Monday.
# 5  
Old 04-02-2010
It means it won't run at all if first day of the month is not a Monday.

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Conclusion:-
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So, this entry will run the script on 1st of every month.
Code:
00 02 1 * * <script to be executed>

wherein this will run it if 1st day of the month is also a Monday. Otherwise it won't run.
Code:
 00 02 1 * 1 <script to be executed>

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Old 04-02-2010
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