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C4040-221 · Question #27

A user wants to run a batch job repetitively, but requires that each invocation starts five hours after the previous run finishes. What strategy will accomplish this?

The correct answer is D. Create a file containing the job commands, using the 'at' command as the final line of the file. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A user wants to run a batch job repetitively, but requires that each invocation starts five hours after the previous run finishes. What strategy will accomplish this?

Options

  • ACreate a wrapper script that launches the job in the background and then sleeps for the designated
  • BSubmit the job with 'at', using the average run time of the job plus five hours as the interval.
  • CAdd an entry to the crontab to submit the job every five hours.
  • DCreate a file containing the job commands, using the 'at' command as the final line of the file.

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  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    5% (3)
  • C
    9% (5)
  • D
    84% (49)

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