KodeKloud Linux Level2 task 1 Create cron job is throwing error even i have done everything

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#1

I am attaching the screen shot kindly look into it.
also may i know is there any way to pay only for kodekloud engineer instead of complete course + tasks

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Thank you in Advance

#2

Hi @Dinesht0006

Did you add the */5 * * * * echo hello > /tmp/cron_text cron to /etc/crontab file and restart crond service?

#3

Hi @Santosh_KodeKloud

yes i have added the crontab entry

not by manually writing in the /etc/crontab file but using crontab -e command i guess which is preferred solution which does syntax checking. and automatically restarts the crond service

so what i did was

sudo crontab -e

and then added the crontab entry in the file and also verified the running of crontab by checking at the file.

#4

There is a difference between using crontab -e and updating the /etc/crontab manually. Refer to man crontab

Try updating the file for the lab.

#5

yes i completely agree with you @Santosh_KodeKloud there is a difference between using crontab -e and manually editing in the /etc/crontab file

based upon my understanding on reading the documentation. i found that

crontab -e [-u ], for editing user level cron entries
/etc/crontab, is for assigning system level cron entries isn’t it.

and the question says that cron job should be scheduled to the root user not as a system level job.
Thank you for your help. and correct me if i am wrong.
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#6

i have also tried as you said which is creating system level cron job for root user by manually typing in /etc/crontab file

and then restarted the crond service

also i verified the working by cat /tmp/cron_text

but still the task fails

i am having doubt that whether it is failing due to the revise coz i had already completed this task i am just revising it

#7

Every session is a fresh instance of the lab.

  • Log in to Servers, become root
  • install cronie, verify if running. Else restart the crond service
  • Open /etc/crontab file and append the required cron at the end
  • Save and exit from vim
  • restart crond

I tried this, and it worked.

Using crontab -e creates a new file for each user under /var/spool/cron/$USER. It asks for the editor when opened at first instance, but I am unable to verify this.

As we need to add the cron as root, adding an entry to /etc/crontab is also a valid solution.