Clarify that /etc/crontab is the system crontab.
Submitted by: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu>
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<username>root</username>.</para>
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</note>
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<para>Let us take a look at <filename>/etc/crontab</filename>
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(the system crontab):</para>
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<para>Let us take a look at <filename>/etc/crontab</filename>,
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the system crontab:</para>
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<programlisting># /etc/crontab - root's crontab for &os;
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#
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<calloutlist>
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<callout arearefs="co-comments">
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<para>Like most &os; configuration files, the
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<literal>#</literal> character represents a comment. A
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<para>Like most &os; configuration files, lines that begin with the
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<literal>#</literal> character are comments. A
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comment can be placed in the file as a reminder of what and
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why a desired action is performed. Comments cannot be on the
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same line as a command or else they will be interpreted as
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<para>This is the basic setup for every
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<filename>crontab</filename> file, although there is one thing
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different about this one. Field number six, where we specified
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the username, only exists in the system
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<filename>/etc/crontab</filename>. This field should be
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the username, only exists in the system <filename>crontab</filename>.
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This field should be
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omitted for individual user <filename>crontab</filename>
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files.</para>
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