10.3. Creating a New Cron Job

Using Webmin, you can easily create a new Cron job that will execute as any UNIX user on your system. To achieve this, follow these steps:

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On the main page of the module, click on the Create a new scheduled cron job link above or below the list of existing jobs. This will take you to the job creation form shown in Figure 10.2.
Figure 10.2. The Cron job creation form.

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In the Execute cron job as field, enter the name of the UNIX user you want the job to execute as. The command executed by the job will run in the user's home directory with his full permission.
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The Active? field can be set to No if you don't want ...

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