RedHat EX200 Exam - Topic 3 Question 41 Discussion

Actual exam question for RedHat's EX200 exam

Question #: 41
Topic #: 3

Part 1 (on Node1 Server)

Task 11 [Scheduling Future Tasks]

The user natasha must configure a cron job that runs daily at 14:23 local time and also the same cron job will run after every 2 minutes and executes:

/bin/echo hello

AExplanation:
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[root@node1 ~]# crontab -l -u natasha
no crontab for natasha
[root@node1 ~]# crontab -e -u natasha
23 14 * * * /bin/echo hello
*/2 * * * * /bin/echo 2min
crontab: installing new crontab
[root@node1 ~]# crontab -l -u natasha
23 14 * * * /bin/echo hello
*/2 * * * * /bin/echo 2min
[root@node1 ~]# systemctl status crond.service
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### For Checking ###
[root@node1 ~]# tail -f /var/log/cron
Mar 23 13:23:48 node1 crontab[10636]: (root) REPLACE (natasha)
Mar 23 13:23:48 node1 crontab[10636]: (root) END EDIT (natasha)
Mar 23 13:23:50 node1 crontab[10638]: (root) LIST (natasha)
Mar 23 13:24:01 node1 crond[1349]: (root) FAILED (loading cron table)
Mar 23 13:24:02 node1 CROND[10673]: (natasha) CMD (/bin/echo 2min)

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by Goldie at May 06, 2022, 02:21 AM

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Candida

7 months ago

Totally agree, daily and every 2 minutes is a bit much!

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Dorinda

7 months ago

Surprised it runs every 2 minutes too, is that really needed?

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Una

7 months ago

Nice, but why echo "2min"? Seems unnecessary.

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Ressie

7 months ago

I think the timing is off, should check the timezone.

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Xochitl

7 months ago

Looks good, cron jobs are set up correctly!

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Buddy

8 months ago

I’m pretty sure the command to check the cron logs was `tail -f /var/log/cron`, but I’m not completely confident about the service status command.

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Mozell

8 months ago

I feel like I’ve seen a similar question before, where we had to set multiple cron jobs for the same user. I hope I remember the correct format!

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Jules

8 months ago

I remember we practiced setting up cron jobs, but I’m not sure if I got the timing syntax right for the daily job.

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Reed

8 months ago

I think the cron job for every 2 minutes should be fine, but I’m a bit confused about how to check if it’s running correctly.

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Tandra

8 months ago

I'm a bit confused by all the different systems involved. I'll need to map out the data flows and integration points to figure out the best place for the system of record.

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Wade

8 months ago

This question seems straightforward, but I want to make sure I understand the process correctly before answering.

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