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Canis Polaris 06-04-2008 03:10 PM
Install a crontab file
 
I am looking at our crontab and the first line reads:
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.

I have been editing the file using crontab -u username -e

Is this what is meant by "edit the master and reinstall"?
If not, where would I find the master and how should I reinstall it?

Thanks,

Gregory

colucix 06-04-2008 03:56 PM
Yes. Usually you don't edit the crontab file, but use the crontab command:
Code:
crontab -e    # edit the crontab
crontab -l    # list the content of the crontab
crontab -r    # remove (empty) the crontab

Canis Polaris 06-04-2008 04:07 PM
Grazie mille!

colucix 06-04-2008 04:11 PM
....prego!


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