From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 7 14:28:05 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B99016A4CE for ; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:28:05 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.knology.net (smtp.knology.net [24.214.63.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B38CA43D53 for ; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:28:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: (qmail 20839 invoked by uid 0); 7 Mar 2005 14:28:03 -0000 Received: from user-69-73-60-132.knology.net (HELO Grumpy.DynDNS.org) (69.73.60.132) by smtp7.knology.net with SMTP; 7 Mar 2005 14:28:03 -0000 Received: by Grumpy.DynDNS.org (Postfix, from userid 928) id 45C4E66FC; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:28:03 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:28:03 -0600 From: David Kelly To: ikenna ononogbu Message-ID: <20050307142803.GA23959@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tranferring crontab files from user to user X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:28:05 -0000 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 ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.