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201-400 · Question #216

What is wrong with the following system cron job entry (in /etc/crontab)? 17 run-parts /etc/cron.hourly

The correct answer is D. It's missing a user specification. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

What is wrong with the following system cron job entry (in /etc/crontab)? 17 * * * * run-parts /etc/cron.hourly

Options

  • AThis command should run hourly but will run only at 5:00 p.m.
  • BThere is no run-parts command in Linux.
  • CThe time specification is incomplete.
  • DIt's missing a user specification.

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    16% (7)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    73% (33)

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