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Daily Linux Forensics Trivia #31 - Name three places in Linux where scheduled tasks can be configured.

Oct 6, 2022 · 1:10 PM UTC

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Just to be clear, I'm looking for locations in the file system where scheduled tasks can be configured.
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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
I got one, cron.
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But where does cron configuration live?
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Trivia Answer #31 - Kudos to @CraigHRowland for checking in with a scarily complete answer. Honorable mention to @jwmwi. The full answer is long, so buckle up friends...
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Let's start with traditional aka "Vixie" cron (yes, named after @paulvixie who isn't just "that BIND guy") which uses /etc/crontab, /etc/cron.d, and /var/spool/cron/crontabs
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/etc/crontab /etc/cron.d|hourly|daily|monthly /var/spool/cron/crontabs /var/spool/cron/atjobs/ /etc/systemd/system/timers.target.wants ~/.local/share/systemd (timer files)
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/etc/crontab … /etc/crontab.d/ …/etc/cron.d/