Re: Empty crontab
Marko Randjelovic <marel@sbb.co.yu> wrote:
> > If I am not mistaken crontab -e edits root's crontab, however,
> > according to me, you are looking for /etc/crontab, aren't you ?
> >
> >
> I thaught root's crontab is /etc/crontab. Thanks. Which command then
> to run to edit this file (sometime ago I read it is not recommended
> to edit it directly)?
From 'man crontab'
"Each user can have their own crontab, and though these are files
in /var/spool/cron/crontabs, they are not intended to be edited
directly."
No mention about /etc/crontab. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but
AFAIU you are safe to edit it.
HTH,
Andrei
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