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Systemd timers or classic cron? (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/linux@programming.dev

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Just learned of timers the other day, but I'm a cron guy, anybody out there using timers? Anything I'm missing out on?

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[–] nous@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You can also easily see when the job last ran, if it was successful and when it will next run. As well as just trigger the service if you want it to run now.