Crontab Issues and Solutions for Shell Scripts
If you are experiencing issues with crontab not functioning correctly and there are no error messages, follow these steps to resolve the issue. First, make sure to use a single terminal or tab. Create your desired shell script and assign it the appropriate permissions (755). Next, execute the crontab -e command to set your script as a cron job. For example, you can schedule it to run every 10 minutes using the syntax: 10 user /path/to/your/script.sh. After that, open the crontab file located at /etc/crontab and replicate the script entry there. Save the file and then restart the cron service using the command /etc/init.d/cron restart. It is crucial not to use the reload command, as that may cause further issues. After completing these steps, your script should run successfully in the next 10 minutes.
