On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 08:56:32AM +0100, P Kirk wrote: > Hi all, > > What user in /etc/passwd runs the essential maintenance tasks in > /etc/cron.* ?
root, though you can use tricks to get them to run as another user if you need to. > Can I add tasks by chucking them in that folder or do I need to first > add them to a specific crontab? Anything in the folder is executed; see the three "run-parts" entries in /etc/crontab, rtfm run-parts, etc. :) Cheers, -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Patton
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