RE: [Sheflug] Spam filtering : Qwik CRON tutorial KCron

["Morris, David (Allvac, UK)" <david [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk 
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris Johnson
> Sent: 31 July 2003 15:55
> To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> Subject: RE: [Sheflug] Spam filtering : Qwik CRON tutorial KCron
> 
> 
> > crontab -e
> > 
> > will edit the cron config file for the current user using 
> vi. :wq when 
> > you've done and it will install the new version.
> > 
> > --
> Just taken me 15 minutes to get out of VIM after doing 
> crontab -e    aaargh!
> I'm sure its really good for those that can use it but i'm 
> not one.  I think it was ctrl+z that got me out in the end, 
> please correct me if I'm wrong so it doesn't take so long next time.

Perhaps I should have said <ESC>:wq :-)


> 
> where are the cron config files stored? (SUSE 8.2)

I don't think editing them manually is recommended. Using crontab -e (or
some other tool) probably sends a -HUP to the cron daemon to tell it to
re-read the config files. A manual edit won't do this unless cron checks
timestamps. It may do - I don't know.

The files are in /var/spool/cron/tabs on my SuSE 8.0


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D

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