On 11/18/2010 10:30 AM, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:05:08 -0500 > Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > >> OK. But what about: >> http://mailman.linuxchix.org/pipermail/courses/2004-February/001389.html >> which is old, but says that there is a user field in the /etc/crontab >> version? Is there? >> > The crontab(5) man page says there is (if you read it 5 or six > times to decrypt the convoluted description :-). Us dyslexics have to read it 7-9 times! Thanks. > My /etc/crontab > file certainly seems to have a user field: > > 01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly > 02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily > 22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly > 42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly > I am just observing the comments in the file: # Example of job definition: # .---------------- minute (0 - 59) # | .------------- hour (0 - 23) # | | .---------- day of month (1 - 31) # | | | .------- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ... # | | | | .---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat # | | | | | # * * * * * command to be executed No user field specifed... Well I will remove the /var/spool/cron/root file and go with the /etc/crontab, as it is easier to document what you have customized on a system this way (IMNSHO). -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
