Do you have some apps that you want to keep running all the time? If so, and if you're not afraid of the Terminal or the command line, I have a script for you. When I come home at the end of the day, ...

I am trying to setup a couple things on two servers at work and I need some help. First, i need to use cron to schedule some stuff to run, but I'm a linux newbie and don't know how to do it. These ...

I have the following expect script that copies a nightly tar archive to another server using scp. Code: #!/usr/bin/expect -f set date [read -nonewline stdin] set file ...

Cron processes, or "cron jobs," may be used to start and stop applications within a Linux or Unix operating system. You can create cron jobs to perform functions such ...

Using insecure protocols leaves your data and connected machines vulnerable to attack. Remote server management requirements demand that security be given a top priority. This article explains my ...

Continuing with his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen introduces you to the basics of task scheduling with cron. For the admins who are new to Linux, I want to introduce you to the cron tool. What is cron ...