Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default

DustinB3403

So maybe I downloaded a mini iso or something, but cron isn't included by default and needs to be installed.

Can anyone confirm this or am I just blind?

JaredBusch

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

So maybe I downloaded a mini iso or something, but cron isn't included by default and needs to be installed.

Can anyone confirm this or am I just blind?

Because you are supposed to use systemd timers.

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

So maybe I downloaded a mini iso or something, but cron isn't included by default and needs to be installed.

Can anyone confirm this or am I just blind?

Because you are supposed to use systemd timers.

Well I guess I'm going to have to look into that and see how those operate. Thanks for the quick reply.

JaredBusch

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@JaredBusch said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

So maybe I downloaded a mini iso or something, but cron isn't included by default and needs to be installed.

Can anyone confirm this or am I just blind?

Because you are supposed to use systemd timers.

Well I guess I'm going to have to look into that and see how those operate. Thanks for the quick reply.

https://www.mangolassi.it/tags/systemd timers

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch Thanks.

I just have to figure this out now.

black3dynamite

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@JaredBusch Thanks.

I just have to figure this out now.

For now install cron.
dnf install cronie

But if you continue wanted to use Fedora Server, you going to start learning systemd timers.

DustinB3403

@black3dynamite said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@JaredBusch Thanks.

I just have to figure this out now.

For now install cron.
dnf install cronie

But if you continue wanted to use Fedora Server, you going to start learning systemd timers.

Yeah I know I can install cron but if systemd timers is what is modern I'd prefer to move to it.

Just need to figure it out - never looked at it before.

DustinB3403

Also why would someone downvote a question, looking at your @JaredBusch.

RojoLoco

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

Also why would someone downvote a question, looking at your @JaredBusch.

Whose @JaredBusch ? I didn't think he was owned by anyone...

JaredBusch

@RojoLoco said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

Also why would someone downvote a question, looking at your @JaredBusch.

Whose @JaredBusch ? I didn't think he was owned by anyone...

Youtube Video

IRJ

@JaredBusch said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@RojoLoco said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

@DustinB3403 said in Fedora 30 Server Cron not included by default:

Also why would someone downvote a question, looking at your @JaredBusch.

Whose @JaredBusch ? I didn't think he was owned by anyone...

Youtube Video

IRJ

Me get down voted

DustinB3403

So in setting up an every 4 hours timer should it look like the below?

	[Unit]
   	Description=Runs rclone script every 4 hours
    
	[Timer]
   	OnCalendar=*-*-* */4:0:0
   	Unit=rclone.service
    
	[Install]
   	WantedBy=multi-user.target

No that doesn't work . . .

DustinB3403

	[Unit]
   	Description=Runs rclone script every 4 hours
    
	[Timer]
   	OnCalendar=*-*-* *:00:00
   	Unit=rclone.service
    
	[Install]
   	WantedBy=multi-user.target

Would be every hour run the rclone.service operation, but ever hour is going to be way too often.

DustinB3403

Looks like adding under [Timer]

OnBootSec=10min
OnUnitActiveSec=4h

Would do what I'm looking for, going to test.