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Denis Peplin 2004-06-08 11:41:49 +00:00
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<filename>crontab</filename> files store information about specific <filename>crontab</filename> files store information about specific
functions which <command>cron</command> is supposed to perform at functions which <command>cron</command> is supposed to perform at
certain times.</para> certain times.</para>
<para>The <command>cron</command> utility uses two different <para>The <command>cron</command> utility uses two different
types of configuration files, the system crontab and user crontabs. The types of configuration files, the system crontab and user crontabs. The
only difference between these two formats is the sixth field. In the only difference between these two formats is the sixth field. In the
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as any user. In a user crontab, the sixth field is the command to run, as any user. In a user crontab, the sixth field is the command to run,
and all commands run as the user who created the crontab; this is an and all commands run as the user who created the crontab; this is an
important security feature.</para> important security feature.</para>
<note> <note>
<para>User crontabs allow individual users to schedule tasks without the <para>User crontabs allow individual users to schedule tasks without the
need for root privileges. Commands in a user's crontab run with the need for root privileges. Commands in a user's crontab run with the
permissions of the user who owns the crontab.</para> permissions of the user who owns the crontab.</para>
<para>The root user can have a user crontab just like
<para>The <username>root</username> user can have a user crontab just like
any other user. This one is different from any other user. This one is different from
<filename>/etc/crontab</filename> (the system crontab). Because of the <filename>/etc/crontab</filename> (the system crontab). Because of the
system crontab, there's usually no need to create a user crontab system crontab, there's usually no need to create a user crontab
for root.</para> for <username>root</username>.</para>
</note> </note>
<para>Let us take a look at the <filename>/etc/crontab</filename> file <para>Let us take a look at the <filename>/etc/crontab</filename> file