cron

Collection: builtin

Full Name: parallax.builtin.cron

Aliases: ansible.builtin.cron, cron

Synopsis

Manage cron

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	yes		Description of the crontab entry or the job name to manage
job	string			The command to execute (required unless state=absent)
state	string		`present`	absent or present: whether to ensure the cron job is absent or present
minute	string		`*`	Minute field for the cron job (0-59, , /n)
hour	string		`*`	Hour field for the cron job (0-23, , /n)
day	string		`*`	Day of month field for the cron job (1-31, , /n)
month	string		`*`	Month field for the cron job (1-12, , /n)
weekday	string		`*`	Weekday field for the cron job (0-7, , /n)
special_time	string			Special time specification Choices: `annually`, `daily`, `hourly`, `monthly`, `reboot`, `weekly`, `yearly`
user	string		`root`	The specific user whose crontab should be modified
cron_file	string			Write cron job to a specific file in /etc/cron.d
backup	bool		`false`	Create a backup of the crontab before making changes
disabled	bool		`false`	Disable the cron job by commenting it out
env	bool		`false`	If true, manage environment variable assignments in crontab
insertafter	string			If specified, insert job after the matching line
insertbefore	string			If specified, insert job before the matching line
reboot	bool		`false`	Run job at reboot (alias for special_time=reboot)
minute_alias	string			Alias for minute parameter (for compatibility)
hour_alias	string			Alias for hour parameter (for compatibility)
day_alias	string			Alias for day parameter (for compatibility)
month_alias	string			Alias for month parameter (for compatibility)
weekday_alias	string			Alias for weekday parameter (for compatibility)

Example

- name: Example cron task
  cron:
    name: <your_name>