CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004: Scheduling Tasks

Discover at, cron, and anacron for scheduling future and repetitive tasks, as you prepare for the XK0-004: CompTIA Linux+ certification exam.

Expected Duration (hours)
0.7

Lesson Objectives

CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004: Scheduling Tasks

configure cron to run a command repetitively at a given time

use the at command to schedule a single system task to run at a preconfigured time and day

use the cron service to configure scheduled tasks to run at preconfigured times and dates

use anacron to run scheduled tasks that cron missed

work with cron as a regular user to schedule tasks

Course Number:
it_linuxp2019tv_23_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate