.. -*- mode: rst -*- ============================ Writing crontab with Cheetah ============================ This example randomizes the time of cron.daily execution with a stable result. Cron.daily is run at a consistent, randomized time between midnight and 7am.:: #import random #silent random.seed($self.metadata.hostname) # /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab` # command to install the new version when you edit this file. # This file also has a username field, that none of the other crontabs do. SHELL=/bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin://bin # m h dom mon dow user command 17 * * * * root run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly $random.randrange(0,59) $random.randrange(0,6) * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly 52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly.