Which three are valid directories for cron jobs to be run at known intervals?

The correct answer is A. /etc/cron.hourly B. /etc/cron.daily D. /etc/cron.monthly. An alternative to editing the crontab is to place executable scripts into one of the following directories. The script will be run at the appropriate interval. /etc/cron.hourly /etc/cron.weekly /etc/cron.monthly This is actually using anacron, rather than cron, but it achieves…

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A/etc/cron.hourly
B/etc/cron.daily
C/etc/cron.minutely
D/etc/cron.monthly
E/etc/cron.yearly
F/etc/cron.annually

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A
76% (16)
C
14% (3)
E
5% (1)
F
5% (1)

Explanation

An alternative to editing the crontab is to place executable scripts into one of the following directories. The script will be run at the appropriate interval. /etc/cron.hourly /etc/cron.weekly /etc/cron.monthly This is actually using anacron, rather than cron, but it achieves a similar goal.

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#cron#cron directories#job scheduling#cron intervals

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