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cron questions.

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:09 pm
by W1FJM
1. where are the cron logs?

2. how do I setup a cron job to reboot my system a 3 am daily? I tried:
#reboot daily @ 3 am
0 3 * * * sudo reboot

but it didn't work.

Thanks

Re: cron questions.

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:03 pm
by W1FJM
Thank you. I will give that a try.

Re: cron questions.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 2:38 pm
by W1FJM
KE7FNS the command you gave me didn't work.

I have been editing /etc/crontab.

I still don't find any cron logs anywhere. Andy, are there any? If so, where.

Re: cron questions.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:25 pm
by W1FJM
Ah, good point. I have it all working now, Thanks for your help.

Re: cron questions.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:48 pm
by AF6VN
KE7FNS wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:14 pm
You should probably use:

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0 3 * * * root sudo /sbin/shutdown -r 
If the user is root, I suspect you don't need the "sudo" part of the command.