remember that script files in the cron.daily etc.. directories have to
be executable!
chmod u+x /etc/cron.weekly/antivirus-script
should do it
On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 17:30, James Attard wrote:
> What Ramon correctly explained to you, if you want a simple cron job, say
> which runs every week, then copy your perl script in the directory
> /etc/cron.weekly.
>
> So you do:
>
> $> cp /my/sexy/antivirus/script /etc/cron.weekly
>
> and then leave linux do the job. Simple as that.
>
> Ah...and just to know the meaning of plonk:
>
> plonk
> v. & n. & adv.
> Variant of plunk.
>
> plunk
> v. plunked, also plonked plunk*ing, plonk*ing plunks, plonks
> v. tr.
> To throw or place heavily or abruptly: plunked the money down on the
> counter.
> To strum or pluck (a stringed instrument).
>
> In terms of the previous post, I must presume that it means "put the
> script in the cront.weekly directory.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Regards,
> James.
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