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XK0-006 Schedule a script to run every Monday at 3 AM Practice Question

An administrator wants to schedule a script to run every Monday at 3 AM. Which crontab entry is correct?

⚠ Common exam trap

CompTIA often tests the distinction between the minute field and the day-of-week field, trapping candidates who confuse the first field (minute) with the hour field, or who misinterpret the day-of-week field as the day-of-month field.

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Why each option matters

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Correct answer & explanation

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0 3 * * 1 /path/to/script

The crontab syntax requires five fields: minute, hour, day of month, month, and day of week. '0 3 * * 1' means minute 0, hour 3 (3 AM), any day of month (*), any month (*), and day of week 1 (Monday). This precisely schedules the script to run at 3:00 AM every Monday.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

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    0 3 * * 1 /path/to/script

    Why this is correct

    Runs at 3:00 AM every Monday.

  • ✗

    * 3 * * 1 /path/to/script

    Why it's wrong here

    Runs every minute from 3:00 to 3:59 on Monday.

  • ✗

    0 3 * * * /path/to/script

    Why it's wrong here

    Runs daily at 3 AM, not just Monday.

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    0 3 1 * * /path/to/script

    Why it's wrong here

    Runs on the 1st of every month at 3 AM.

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