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  sudo crontab -u username -e
  sudo crontab -u username -e
root crontab:
sudo crontab -e
send ALL (even errors) to null:
* * * * *      root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh <code>> /dev/null 2>&1</code>
send only normal output to null (will still email errors):
* * * * *      root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh <code>> /dev/null</code>
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 1 January 2022

to edit the crontab of a user

sudo crontab -u username -e

root crontab:

sudo crontab -e

send ALL (even errors) to null:

* * * * *       root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

send only normal output to null (will still email errors):

* * * * *       root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh > /dev/null
Crontab examples.webp