Description

Installs the cron package and starts the crond service.

Requirements

Platforms:

• RHEL family
• Debian family

Resources and Providers

cron_d

The cron_d LWRP can be used to manage files in /etc/cron.d. It supports the same interface as Chef's built-in cron resource:

cron_d "daily-usage-report" do
  minute 0
  hour 23
  command "/srv/app/scripts/daily_report"
  user "appuser"
end

LWRP attributes:

• minute, hour, day, month, weekday
  • Schedule your cron job. These correspond exactly to their equivalents in the crontab file. All default to "*".
• command
  • The command to run. Required.
• user
  • The user to run as. Defaults to "root".
• mailto, path, home, shell
  • Set the corresponding environment variables in the cron.d file. No default.

License and Author

Author:: Joshua Timberman (joshua@opscode.com)

Copyright 2010-2012, Opscode, Inc.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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