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Security researchers have discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) for Linux that keeps an almost invisible profile by hiding in tasks scheduled for execution on a non-existent day, February 31st.

Cron is not in charge; you are. All you need to do is tell it what you want done and when you want it done. Most of my Unix admin cronies cut their teeth on tools like cron. There is nearly nothing as ...

For the admins who are new to Linux, I want to introduce you to the cron tool. What is cron? Simply stated, cron allows you to create scheduled jobs on a Linux system. Say, for instance, you have a ...

Have you ever wanted to force a script to act differently when it is invoked by cron? If the script is run interactively, for example, you might want the script to prompt the user for some information ...

A cryptomining dropper malware has been spotted by security researchers while gaining persistence on Linux hosts by adding cron jobs to reinfect the compromised machines after being removed. The ...

"It is certainly a tool that every system administrator should be aware of and use to automate mundane routine tasks such as backups and taking applications offline." It's common to need an action ...

How to Know When You've Outgrown Cron Scheduling--and What to Do Next If you've spent any time around UNIX, you've no doubt learned to use and appreciate cron, the ...

This month, I thought I'd take another sidetrack. (You knew that entrepreneurs all have ADD, right?) So, it should be no surprise that to me, the fastest way from point A to point B is, um, what were ...