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LPIC-1 Linux Installation and Package Management Practice Question
Arrange the steps to schedule a cron job that runs a script every day at 2 AM.
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1. Execute `crontab -e` to open the user's cron file. 2. Add the line `0 2 * * * /path/to/script` to the file. 3. Save and exit the editor. 4. Verify the cron job with `crontab -l`.
Crontab -e opens the user's cron file; the syntax minute hour day month weekday command must be correct.
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1. Execute `crontab -e` to open the user's cron file. 2. Add the line `0 2 * * * /path/to/script` to the file. 3. Save and exit the editor. 4. Verify the cron job with `crontab -l`.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you first open the crontab, add the entry with the correct syntax (minute hour day month weekday command), save, then verify.
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1. Execute `crontab -e` to open the user's cron file. 2. Save and exit the editor. 3. Add the line `0 2 * * * /path/to/script` to the file. 4. Verify the cron job with `crontab -l`.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot add a line after saving and exiting; you would need to reopen the crontab.
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1. Verify the cron job with `crontab -l`. 2. Execute `crontab -e` to open the user's cron file. 3. Add the line `0 2 * * * /path/to/script` to the file. 4. Save and exit the editor.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because verifying before editing is pointless; the job hasn't been added yet.
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1. Add the line `0 2 * * * /path/to/script` to the file. 2. Execute `crontab -e` to open the user's cron file. 3. Save and exit the editor. 4. Verify the cron job with `crontab -l`.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot add a line to the file before opening it with `crontab -e`.
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