For the admins who are new to Linux, I want to introduce you to the cron tool. What is cron? Simply stated, cron allows you to create scheduled jobs on a Linux system. Say, for instance, you have ...

But cron does have its limits. Today's enterprises are larger, more interdependent, and more interconnected than ever before, and cron just hasn't kept up. These days, virtual servers can spring into ...

Hey all, I need to find a way to set up an automated backup. I have the TAR command and file lists all set up, but I realized that if I set that up as a cron job, I'll be overwriting files. Here's ...