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But non-root users still have their own crontab, which you don't need sudo to edit.
by bigstrat2003 2y ago
But non-root users still have their own crontab, which you don't need sudo to edit.
- Ferret7446 2y agoThat depends on which cron you're using, not all of them support user crontabs (and the ones that do probably have subtle differences in behavior).
- bigstrat2003 2y agoI was unaware of that, so thank you for the education. But for what it's worth, I have never seen a Linux system which didn't have user crontabs. So even if not universal, it is at least very widespread to the point that you can bet on its presence.
- encoderer 2y agoIt’s true that root can disable user crontabs but the cron that’s shipped with all popular Linux distributions does have built-in support for them.
- raincom 2y agoGive me an example of cron, which doesn't support user crontabs? Let me list three that support user crontabs: (a) cronie is controlled by /etc/cron.{allow, deny}; when the latter files are not present, every user can submit cron jobs to crond. (b) One can set up Anacron within the user's home directory[1]. (c) systemd timer is another kid on the block; any user can create a systemd.timer unit. [1] https://opensource.com/article/21/2/linux-automation https://opensource.com/article/21/2/linux-automation