The cron service searches its spool area (usually /var/spool/cron/crontabs) for crontab files (which are named after user accounts); crontabs found are loaded into memory. cron also reads /etc/crontab, which is in a slightly different format. Additionally, cron reads the files in /etc/cron.d: it treats the files in /etc/cron.d as in the same way as the /etc/crontab file. The intended purpose of /etc/cron.d/ directory feature is to allow packages that require finer control of their scheduling than the /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} directories to add a crontab file to /etc/cron.d.
Linux View Users Cronjob
Use the following syntax to view vivek users cronjob:
sudo crontab -u userName -l sudo crontab -u vivek -l |
How to Display all jobs in cron / crontab
I run the following as root user:
crontab -l
View Root User Cronjob on Linux
Just type the following command as root user:
crontab -l |
OR
sudo crontab -l |
Sample outputs:
# Edit this file to introduce tasks to be run by cron. # # Each task to run has to be defined through a single line # indicating with different fields when the task will be run # and what command to run for the task # # To define the time you can provide concrete values for # minute (m), hour (h), day of month (dom), month (mon), # and day of week (dow) or use '*' in these fields (for 'any').# # Notice that tasks will be started based on the cron's system # daemon's notion of time and timezones. # # Output of the crontab jobs (including errors) is sent through # email to the user the crontab file belongs to (unless redirected). # # For example, you can run a backup of all your user accounts # at 5 a.m every week with: # 0 5 * * 1 tar -zcf /var/backups/home.tgz /home/ # # For more information see the manual pages of crontab(5) and cron(8) # # m h dom mon dow command #* * * * * root /root/bin/master.replication @reboot /bin/sleep 100;/bin/systemctl restart memcached |
How to view /etc/crontab on Linux or Unix
A cronjob can be also run from /etc/crontab file. To view it run the following less command:
# less /etc/crontab
Sample outputs:
# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab' # command to install the new version when you edit this file # and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields, # that none of the other crontabs do. SHELL=/bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin # m h dom mon dow user command 17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly 25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily ) 47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly ) 52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly ) # |
Linux view daily cronjob
Type the following commands to display daily crontab:
cd /etc/cron.daily/ ls -l cat filename cas passwd |
Unix view hourly cronjobs
Type the following commands:
cd /etc/cron.hourly/ ls -l cat filename |
How to view Weekly Cron jobs on Linux
Type the following commands:
cd /etc/cron.weekly/ ls -l cat filename |
Command to see monthly Cronjobs / crontabs
Excute the following cat command to see running cron jobs:
cd /etc/cron.monthly/ ls -l cat filename |
View Software (Package) Specific Cronjobs
Run the following commands
cd /etc/cron.d/ ls -l cat filename cat renew-ssl-certs |
This entry is 5 of 15 in the Linux Cron Jobs Howto & Tutorial series. Keep reading the rest of the series:
- What is cron on a Linux or Unix-like systems?
- HowTo: Add Jobs To cron Under Linux or UNIX?
- Linux Verify crond Daemon And Cronjobs Are Running
- Linux Start Restart and Stop The Cron or Crond Service
- Linux: List / Display All Cron Jobs
- Linux / UNIX Crontab File Location
- Linux / UNIX: Change Crontab Email Settings ( MAILTO )
- Disable The Mail Alert By Crontab Command On a Linux or Unix-like Systems
- Linux: At What Time Cron Entries In cron.daily, cron.weekly, cron.monthly Run?
- Linux Execute Cron Job After System Reboot
- Linux / UNIX Setup and Run PHP Script As A Cron Job
- How to run crontab job every minute on a Linux or Unix-like system
- Run crontab (cron jobs) Every 10 Minutes
- Cron Job Script Execution on the Last Day of a Month
- Run crontab (cron jobs) every 1 minute
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Thank you for a very good summary. If a cron task is required to be executed on a schedule other than hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly, it can be added to the /etc/cron.d/ directory.
view crontab from all users:
cat /var/spool/cron/*
crontab -l just lists the jobs for the user who ran the command.
So, to view root’s jobs, you’d either need to be logged in as root or run it with sudo.
There is also very handy script to view all users crontabs. Run it as follows to list all cron jobs for user:
How do we check running cronjob process.
I guess, its from ps -ef | grep file.sh
or any other suggestion.
To check running cronjob process use:crontab -l
To list all user’s crobtab:
for user in $(cut -f1 -d: /etc/passwd); do crontab -u $user -l; done
How does one check the “version” of cron running? How can one know if their cron is a “vixie-style” crontab or not?
Try the following:
I do this task manually
./getConfig ‘indirect’ ‘./(Command task)’ ‘./(Credential.csv’ ‘/usr/cronout/’ (standalone server)
in command task there is a “cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config” but I saw blank sshd_config even though I can see details about sshd_config when I run those task manually. Can you help me?