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SkillSoft Explore Course

IT Professional Curricula     Tech & Dev Essentials     CompTIA     CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004

Discover at, cron, and anacron for scheduling future and repetitive tasks, as you prepare for the XK0-004: CompTIA Linux+ certification exam.



Objectives

CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004: Scheduling Tasks

  • configure cron to run a command repetitively at a given time
  • use the at command to schedule a single system task to run at a preconfigured time and day
  • use the cron service to configure scheduled tasks to run at preconfigured times and dates
  • use anacron to run scheduled tasks that cron missed
  • work with cron as a regular user to schedule tasks