Cron – How to add cronjobs to /etc/cron.daily/

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We have to use crontab -e to add a cronjob to crontab.
And crontab -r to remove cronjobs.
Here, no Copy & Paste not allowed.

I need to add a script to cron.daily, how to add?

Best Answer

Just drop an executable file (shell script or otherwise) in that folder and Bob's your uncle.

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Ubuntu – What’s the purpose of cron.daily folder in Ubuntu distro

By the run-parts used by ubuntu and debian cron:

File shouldn't have an extension.
File should be chmod 755.

And just to be sure:

/etc/crontab should have a line for launch the cron.daily scripts
cron should be running in the process table.

Cron – Capture errors in python cronjobs

You used the wrong order.

2>&1 means that redirect standard error to the standard output and both to the terminal
>> /path/to/logfile redirects standard output to the log file. You didn't mentioned the standard error, so it still go to the terminal.

Try this:

/path/to/python /path/to/myscript myparam >> /path/to/logfile 2>&1

Make sure that the user who run this script has write permission to the log file.

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