LFCS · Question #71
Where are user specific crontabs stored?
The correct answer is B. As individual per-user files within /var/spool/cron. User-specific crontabs are stored as individual files in the /var/spool/cron directory, separate from the system-wide crontab.
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- AIn the database file /etc/crontab.db which is shared by all users.
- BAs individual per-user files within /var/spool/cron.
- CAs individual per-user files in /etc/cron.user.d.
- DIn the .crontab file in the user's home directory.
- EIn the file /var/cron/user-crontab which is shared by all users.
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- B89% (51)
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Why each option
User-specific crontabs are stored as individual files in the /var/spool/cron directory, separate from the system-wide crontab.
Crontabs are typically text files, not database files, and /etc/crontab is for system-wide jobs, not user-specific ones.
Each user's crontab entries are stored in a file named after their username within the /var/spool/cron directory, which is a standard location for spool files.
/etc/cron.user.d is not a standard directory for storing user crontabs; /var/spool/cron is the correct location.
While a user might create a .crontab file, the system's `crontab` command loads it into /var/spool/cron, and it's not directly executed from the home directory.
/var/cron/user-crontab is not a standard or correct path for storing user-specific crontabs; they are individual files in /var/spool/cron.
Concept tested: User crontab file location
Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/crontab.5.html
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