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Question 52Asked in UGC NET Computer Science, June 2016 (Paper II & III, Selected Questions)

Which of the following statement is not correct with reference to cron daemon in UNIX O.S.?

  1. AThe cron daemon is the standard tool for running commands on a pre-determined schedule.
  2. BIt starts when the system boots and runs as long as the system is up.
  3. CCron reads configuration files that contain list of command lines and the times at which they invoked.
  4. DCronatab for individual users are not stored.
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Correct answer: (D) Cronatab for individual users are not stored.

Explanation

The cron daemon is the standard tool for running commands on a pre-determined schedule. It starts when the system boots and runs as long as the system is up. Crontabs for individual users are stored under /var/spool/cron; there is one crontab file per user. So statement (d) is not correct.

From UGC NET Computer Science PYQ, June 2016 (Paper II & III, Selected Questions)

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