Linux: At What Time Cron Entries In cron.daily, cron.weekly, cron.monthly Run?

The specific time at which cron entries in cron.daily, cron.weekly, and cron.monthly run depends on the configuration of the system’s cron daemon. By default, most systems run the scripts in cron.daily at 6:25 AM every day, the scripts in cron.weekly at 6:30 AM every week (typically on Sundays), and the scripts in cron.monthly at 6:35 AM on the first day of every month.

However, these times may be different on your system, depending on the configuration of the cron daemon. You can check the configuration of your system’s cron daemon by examining the contents of the /etc/crontab file. If you need to change the time at which the scripts are run, you can do so by editing the appropriate line in the /etc/crontab file or by creating a new cron job.

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