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Step-by-step guide

Option #1

1. create a file below /omd/sites/mysite/etc/cron.d with your new cronjob, e.g. /omd/sites/mysite/etc/cron.d/myjob


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   # My cronjob */5 * * * * $OMD_ROOT/local/myjob --params >/dev/null 2>&1

   


2. execute 'omd reload crontab' to rebuild this file from/omd/sites/mysite/etc/cron.d/*
   

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   root@linux:~# omd reload crontab

   
   

Option #2

• The second possibility is to create a systemwide cronjob below /etc/cron.d, e.g. /etc/cron.d/myjob. Note the slightly different syntax: the 6th column (after the time settings) requires the user under which this cronjob is executed. Also, the environment variables $OMD_ROOT and such are not available (unless you set them explicitly in this file):

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