LPI Linux Certification/Automate System Administration Tasks By Scheduling Jobs
Detailed Objectives
(LPIC-1 Version 5.0)
Weight: 4
Description:
Candidates should be able to use cron and systemd timers to run jobs at regular intervals and to use at to run jobs at a specific time.
Key Knowledge Areas:
- Manage cron and at jobs.
- Configure user access to cron and at services.
- Understand systemd timer units.
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
/etc/cron.{d,daily,hourly,monthly,weekly}//etc/at.deny/etc/at.allow/etc/crontab/etc/cron.allow/etc/cron.deny/var/spool/cron/crontabatatqatrmsystemctlsystemd-runCategory:Book:LPI Linux Certification#Automate%20System%20Administration%20Tasks%20By%20Scheduling%20Jobs