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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
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Subject: Re: Invoking shell scripts in cron
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In article <2199@prune.bbn.com>, rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes:

< I'm on a system without per-user crontab's (4.2BSD, Sun3.x, Ultrix, etc.).

I haven't installed Ultrix 3.1 yet, but in 3.0, there are no per-user
crontabs.  I quote (without permission) from crontab(5):

>> The cron command executes at specified dates and times
>>     according to the instructions in the /usr/lib/crontab file.
                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Does 3.1 have per-user crontabs?

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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.