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- How do I list all crontab users?
- How to check all cron jobs in Linux?
- Does each user have their own crontab?
- How do I find out what cron user is running?
How do I list all crontab users?
Listing Cron Jobs in Linux
You can find them in /var/spool/cron/crontabs. The tables contain the cron jobs for all users, except the root user. The root user can use the crontab for the whole system. In RedHat-based systems, this file is located at /etc/cron.
How to check all cron jobs in Linux?
You can use the cat, crontab and other Linux commands to view, list and display all cron jobs. The cron service searches its spool area (usually /var/spool/cron/crontabs) for crontab files (which are named after user accounts); crontabs found are loaded into memory.
Does each user have their own crontab?
The user crontab
In Linux, each user has their own crontab that can be used to schedule jobs that will be run as that user. You can view, update and delete a user crontab file using the crontab command.
How do I find out what cron user is running?
To check to see if the cron daemon is running, search the running processes with the ps command. The cron daemon's command will show up in the output as crond. The entry in this output for grep crond can be ignored but the other entry for crond can be seen running as root. This shows that the cron daemon is running.
