Where is the user crontab file located?
- Thread starter dmetzcher
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'... please tell me the path of the user crontab', '/private/etc/' [ok, this is the 'root' level crontab - 29 Nov. 2005, 17.05].
A suggestion:
Make a copy (and rename it, such as 'crontab_') before editing the original 'crontab' file.
If you do edit the 'crontab' file, as any (log'ed in) user but 'root', remember to change the owner to 'root' ('system' via file's 'Get Info' window) and group to 'wheel'.
A suggestion:
Make a copy (and rename it, such as 'crontab_') before editing the original 'crontab' file.
If you do edit the 'crontab' file, as any (log'ed in) user but 'root', remember to change the owner to 'root' ('system' via file's 'Get Info' window) and group to 'wheel'.
dmetzcher
Metzcher.com
Thanks to both of you! I found it. I found a crontab in '/var/cron/tabs/' named after my user name.
Just so I am perfectly clear, if I edit this crontab using the following command in the Terminal:
$ sudo pico /var/cron/tabs/[crontab-name]
...I won't have to change the owner to root and the group to wheel in the Finder. Correct?
Honestly, I use CronniX to edit my crontab files, but I wanted to know how to do it from the Terminal, so this is more of a learning excercise.
Thanks again!
Just so I am perfectly clear, if I edit this crontab using the following command in the Terminal:
$ sudo pico /var/cron/tabs/[crontab-name]
...I won't have to change the owner to root and the group to wheel in the Finder. Correct?
Honestly, I use CronniX to edit my crontab files, but I wanted to know how to do it from the Terminal, so this is more of a learning excercise.
Thanks again!
applemaz
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For the cron under your personal account, you can simply say:
$ crontab -e --> This will bring you into edit mode. You don't need to know the files location.
To erase the cron file, just type --> $ crontab -r
To list the current cron contents type --> $ crontab -l
You can use Pico, emacs or vi to create a new cron file with times and files to execute and then type --> $ cron filename
I don't think you want to fool around with the root users cron file. Each user (if enabled) can have their own cron file and they won't clobber other users (or the root users) cron.
$ crontab -e --> This will bring you into edit mode. You don't need to know the files location.
To erase the cron file, just type --> $ crontab -r
To list the current cron contents type --> $ crontab -l
You can use Pico, emacs or vi to create a new cron file with times and files to execute and then type --> $ cron filename
I don't think you want to fool around with the root users cron file. Each user (if enabled) can have their own cron file and they won't clobber other users (or the root users) cron.