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Oops,

of course you're right! Should have given it a closer look, I guess. Sorry for that!

Frank

>
> [Dave Carrera]
>> So if I
>>
>> #ee /etc/crontab (I prefer ee to vi )
>>
>> Add this
>>
>> *     2       *       *       *       root    /bin/csh /root/script.csh
>>
>> Save exit
>>
>> That should run my script at 2am every morning yes ?
>
>
> [Frank Mueller]
>>
>>  Yes, correct.
>
>
> I thought that putting an * in your crontab meant that your cronjob would
> run for every possible value of that field, ie. that script.csh would run
> every day at 2.00am, 2.01am, 2.02am, ..., 2.59am
>
> The line should read:
>
> 	0     2       *       *       *       root    /bin/csh /root/script.csh
>
> if you want your script run every day at 2.00 am.
>
>
>
>
> sve
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