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Cron Jobs

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Cron Job

NameDescription
DescriptionEnter a description of the cron job.
CommandEnter the full path to the command or script to be run.
Run as UserSelect a user account to run the command. The user must have permissions allowing them to run the command or script.
ScheduleSelect a schedule preset or choose Custom to open the advanced scheduler. Note that an in-progress cron task postpones any later scheduled instance of the same task until the running task is complete.
Hide Standard OutputHide standard output (stdout) from the command. When cleared, any standard output is mailed to the user account cron used to run the command.
Hide Standard ErrorHide error output (stderr) from the command. When cleared, any error output is mailed to the user account cron used to run the command.
EnabledEnable this cron job. When cleared, disable the cron job without deleting it.