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suj	07-21-2010 07:59 AM

running scripts with cron

i have a script in /root/new.sh .how can i run this script with cron??
crontab -e
* * * * * "how to give path to script?"

sem007

07-21-2010 08:14 AM

Hi suj,

Try following entry

Code:

crontab -e



30 * * * * /bin/bash /root/new.sh

new.sh script execute every 30 min.

Filip_Kv

07-21-2010 04:56 PM

Make sure that the script in /root has executable permissions before scheduling it.
As root type:

Code:

chmod 700 /root/new.sh

crontab -e

30 * * * * /root/new.sh

to execute it every 30 mins.

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