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Running the “systemctl” command along with the status flag will check the status of the Cron service as shown in the image below. If the status is “Active (Running)” then it will be confirmed that crontab is working perfectly well, otherwise not.
How can I tell if crontab is running on Linux?
To check to see if the cron daemon is running, search the running processes with the ps command. The cron daemon’s command will show up in the output as crond. The entry in this output for grep crond can be ignored but the other entry for crond can be seen running as root. This shows that the cron daemon is running.
How do I check if crontab is running?
Here you can find some simple tests that would confirm the smooth functionality of your crontab.
- Test if cron is running. Type the following command: ps ax | grep cron. …
- Test if cron is working. Add the following entry to your crontab. …
- Test if your command is working. …
- Test for cron errors – the cron log.
3 июл. 2011 г.
