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Date:      Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:28:03 -0600
From:      David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
To:        ikenna ononogbu <jazzy_b82@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Tranferring crontab files from user to user
Message-ID:  <20050307142803.GA23959@Grumpy.DynDNS.org>
In-Reply-To: <BAY101-F41A5F355A42E907CF2AE618A5F0@phx.gbl>
References:  <BAY101-F41A5F355A42E907CF2AE618A5F0@phx.gbl>

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On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 01:17:14PM +0000, ikenna ononogbu wrote:
> 
>   I recently resumed work in a firm and the crontab jobs (using UNIX D2)
>   are in the user name of my predecessor. The files have now been
>   transferred to a general directory (everyone has access to). How do I
>   now transfer the crontab executable files into my own directory?

Uh, you mean the individual user's text crontab config file?

To install it as your own just type "crontab that-saved-config-file"

To see that its installed, "crontab -l"

To change it, "crontab -e"

See also crontab(1)


If you mean particular executable files called by items in the crontab
then I suggest using "cp -p" to copy while maintaining timestamp to
where ever you desire. Then edit your crontab to ensure it points at
those utilities/scripts.

-- 
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.



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