About the Author
I'm Stephan, a Linux user with a passion for open-source, UI/UX design, and exploring what makes fiction work.
In my spare time, I focus on (and write about):
- Programming (mainly in Python and Rust)
- Retrocomputing (mostly DOS but, as of January 2023, I also own a machine running Mac OS 9.2)
- Reading and Reviewing Fiction
- The odd bit of UI/UX design or literary theory
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Daily Archives: 2007-03-04
Crontab Timing Tricks
Have you ever had a cronjob that needs to run as root, but you can’t do so easily because of the following reasons? /etc/crontab is managed by your package manager vixie-cron ignores /etc/cron.d/ Root’s private “crontab -e” crontab is easily … Continue reading
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