---
name: "cdist-type__cron"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__cron"
---

# cdist-type\_\_cron(7)

Installs and manages cron jobs

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_cron - Installs and manages cron jobs

## DESCRIPTION

This cdist type allows you to manage entries in a users crontab.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

- **user**

  The user who's crontab is edited

- **command**

  The command to run.

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

**NOTE**: All time-related parameters (**--minute**, **--hour**, **--day\_of\_month** **--month** and **--day\_of\_week**) defaults to **\***, which means to execute it **always**. If you set **--hour 0** to execute the cronjob only at midnight, it will execute **every** minute in the first hour of the morning all days.

- **state**

  Either present or absent. Defaults to present.

- **minute**

  See [crontab(5)](/crontab/5.md). Defaults to \*

- **hour**

  See [crontab(5)](/crontab/5.md). Defaults to \*

- **day\_of\_month**

  See [crontab(5)](/crontab/5.md). Defaults to \*

- **month**

  See [crontab(5)](/crontab/5.md). Defaults to \*

- **day\_of\_week**

  See [crontab(5)](/crontab/5.md). Defaults to \*

- **raw**

  Take whatever the user has given instead of time and date fields. If given, all other time and date fields are ignored. Can for example be used to specify cron EXTENSIONS like reboot, yearly etc. See [crontab(5)](/crontab/5.md) for the extensions if any that your cron implementation implements.

- **raw\_command**

  Take whatever the user has given in the command and ignore everything else. If given, the command will be added to crontab. Can for example be used to define variables like SHELL or MAILTO.

## EXAMPLES

```
# run Monday to Saturday at 23:15
__cron some-id --user root --command "/path/to/script" \
   --hour 23 --minute 15 --day_of_week 1-6
# run on reboot
__cron some-id --user root --command "/path/to/script" \
   --raw @reboot
# remove cronjob
__cron some-id --user root --command "/path/to/script" --state absent
# define default shell
__cron some-id --user root --raw_command --command "SHELL=/bin/bash" \
   --state present
```

## SEE ALSO

[**crontab**(5)](/crontab/5.md)

## AUTHORS

Steven Armstrong \<*steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021