Can I create a crontab file with vi without the crontab command? Currently working on a microcontroller linux distribution, and there's no crontab command, but cron exists... if only I could get a ...

We've got a root crontab on an AIX box that's a beast. We've been looking for ways to modularize it in a way similar to how Vixie crond works, eg, cron.d, cron.daily, cron.hourly, etc.<BR><BR>Even ...

Here's how I use Linux to automate Windows tasks.

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of installing a web-based GUI that makes setting up and managing cron jobs a snap. If you’re a Linux administrator, you know how important it is to be able to ...

"It is certainly a tool that every system administrator should be aware of and use to automate mundane routine tasks such as backups and taking applications offline." It's common to need an action ...

A good set of scripts lets you avoid the terminal for common tasks ...

Continuing with his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen introduces you to the basics of task scheduling with cron. For the admins who are new to Linux, I want to introduce you to the cron tool. What is cron ...