A junior systems administrator needs to schedule a backup script named /scripts/backup.sh and make the correct changes to the crontab. Which of the following crontab entries would run the script…

The correct answer is C. 5 2 * * 1. Minute (0 - 59) 0= every minute Hour (0 - 23) 0= every hour Day of month (1 - 31) Day of week (0 - 7) (Sunday=0 or 7)

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Question

A junior systems administrator needs to schedule a backup script named /scripts/backup.sh and make the correct changes to the crontab. Which of the following crontab entries would run the script every Monday at 2:05 a.m.?

Options

A1 * * 5 2
B2 5 * * 1
C5 2 * * 1
D1 * * 2 5
E5 2 * * 0 /scripts/backup.sh

How the community answered

(44 responses)

A
5% (2)
B
2% (1)
C
93% (41)

Explanation

Minute (0 - 59) 0= every minute Hour (0 - 23) 0= every hour Day of month (1 - 31) Day of week (0 - 7) (Sunday=0 or 7)

Topics

#crontab#scheduling#cron syntax#task automation

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