Linux Start Restart and Stop The Cron or Crond Service
Linux Start Restart and Stop The Cron or Crond Service
How do I start, restart and stop the cron service under Linux / UNIX / BSD like operating systems?
Cron (crond) daemon or service is use to execute scheduled commands or scripts. cron wakes up every minute, examining all stored crontabs, checking each command to see if it should be run in the current minute.If you are using Redhat (RHEL)/Fedora Core/Cent OS Linux use the following commands.
Task: Start cron service
To start the cron service, use:
# /etc/init.d/crond startTask: Stop cron service
To stop the cron service, use:
# /etc/init.d/crond stopTask: Restart cron service
To restart the cron service, use:
# /etc/init.d/crond restartIf you are using Debian or Ubuntu Linux the following commands.
Task: Debian Start cron service
To start the cron service, use:
# /etc/init.d/cron start
OR
$ sudo /etc/init.d/cron startTask: Debian Stop cron service
To stop the cron service, use:
# /etc/init.d/cron stop
OR
$ sudo /etc/init.d/cron stopTask: Debian Restart cron service
To restart the cron service, use:
# /etc/init.d/cron restart
OR
$ sudo /etc/init.d/cron restartTask : Start the cron service at boot time
It is recommended that you start the service at boot time so that job can run w/o problems.
If you are using Redhat (RHEL)/Fedora Core/Cent OS Linux use the following commands to ensure that the service remains enabled after a reboot:
# chkconfig crond on
You can use a text based GUI tool called ntsysv to enable crond service:
# ntsysvIf you are using Debian or Ubuntu Linux use the following commands to ensure that the service remains enabled after a reboot:
# rcconf
OR
$ sudo rcconf
You can use command line tool update-rc.d:
# update-rc.d cron defaults
OR
$ sudo update-rc.d cron defaults
