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Purpose:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Write and activate a cron script based on a user-editable file<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Enter:<\/h3>\n
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usercron<\/strong> <filename><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Where:<\/h3>\n
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filename<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Specify the input filename.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Example:<\/h3>\n
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usercron<\/strong> example_file<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

The following is an example file<\/p>\n

################################# \u00a0
\nexample\u00a0user\u00a0cron\u00a0spec \u00a0
\ncleanup\u00a0specs \u00a0
\n\u00a0file_filter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0max_age(days)\u00a0max_files\u00a0disk_capacity_limit\u00a0recursive \u00a0
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\n$End\u00a0of\u00a0cleanup\u00a0parameters \u00a0
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\nReference ‘use cleanup’ for more information on cleanup specs. \u00a0
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Notes:<\/h3>\n
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The user running this task must be allowed to create cron jobs. These users are managed in the \/etc\/cron.allow file.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

See Also:<\/h3>\n
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cleanup<\/a>, Usercron Utility<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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