To set up a cron job:
- Configure the interval at which you wish to run the cron job.
- Common Settings — This menu allows you to select a commonly used interval without having to specify settings for the minute, hour, day, month, and so on.
- Minute — Use this drop-down menu to select the number of minutes between running the cron job, or the minute each hour on which you wish to run the cron job.
- Hour — Use this drop-down menu to select the number of hours between running the cron job, or the hour each day on which you wish to run the cron job.
- Day — Use this drop-down menu to select the number of days between running the cron job, or the day of the month on which you wish to run the cron job.
- Month — Use this drop-down menu to select the number of months between running the cron job, or the month of the year in which you wish to run the cron job.
- Weekday — Use this drop-down menu to select the day(s) of the week on which you wish to run the cron job.
- In the Command field, type the command you wish the system to run.
Note: If you do not wish to receive an email notifying you of a specific cron job, add the following line to the command: >/dev/null 2>&1
- Click Add New Cron Job.
