Where Is Crontab File Located in Linux?
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When you create a crontab file, it is automatically placed in the /var/spool/cron/crontabs directory and is given your user name. You can create or edit a crontab file for another user, or root, if you have superuser privileges. Enter crontab command entries as described in “Syntax of crontab File Entries”.

Where is crontab file stored Ubuntu?

The file is stored in /var/spool/cron/crontabs but should only be edited using the crontab command.

Where are cron scripts stored?

When individual user crontabs are edited using crontab -e , the crontab files themselves are stored in /var/spool/cron . You can look, but avoid the temptation to edit crontab files here directly and always use crontab -e .

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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