You Asked: How Will You Execute a Linux Command After Every Reboot Using Cron?
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How will you execute Linux command after every reboot using cron?

To run a cron job at every system boot, add a string called @reboot to the end of the task list. The job defined by this string runs at startup, immediately after Linux reboots. Note: Always use the full path to the job, script, or command you want to run, starting from the root.

How do I run a Linux script after reboot?

This is the way I do it on Red Hat Linux systems. Put your script in /etc/init. d , owned by root and executable.
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Test Test Test:

  1. Run your test script without cron to make sure it actually works.
  2. Make sure you saved your command in cron, use sudo crontab -e.
  3. Reboot the server to confirm it all works sudo @reboot.
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