How to create cronjob in Centos 7

in centos7 •  6 years ago 

1. update all your system software to the latest version available

$ sudo yum update

2. Verify if cronie package is installed

$ sudo rpm -q cronie

3. Install cronie package

$ sudo yum install cronie

4. Check if crond service is running

$ sudo systemctl status crond.service

5. Configure cron jobs

$ sudo cat /etc/crontab

configure crontab

6. Create cronjob for current user

$ sudo vi /var/spool/cron/iphuong
crontab example

6. Restart the crond service

$ sudo systemctl restart crond.service

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