`cron_d`

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The cron_d custom resource can be used to manage files in /etc/cron.d. It supports the same interface as Chef's built-in cron resource:

Actions

:create
:create_if_missing
:delete

Properties

Name	Type	Default	Description
`cron_name`	String	`nil`	Set the name of the cron job. If this isn't specified we'll use the resource name
`predefined_value`	String	`nil`	Schedule your cron job with one of the special predefined value instead of ** * pattern.
			This corresponds to `"@reboot"`, `"@yearly"`, `"@annually"`,`"@monthly"`, `"@weekly"`, `"@daily"`, `"@midnight"` or `"@hourly"`.
`minute`	Integer, String	`'*'`	Schedule your cron job. These correspond exactly to their equivalents in the crontab file. All default to "*".
`hour`	Integer, String	`'*'`	Schedule your cron job. These correspond exactly to their equivalents in the crontab file. All default to "*".
`day`	Integer, String	`'*'`	Schedule your cron job. These correspond exactly to their equivalents in the crontab file. All default to "*".
`month`	Integer, String	`'*'`	Schedule your cron job. These correspond exactly to their equivalents in the crontab file. All default to "*".
`weekday`	Integer, String	`'*'`	Schedule your cron job. These correspond exactly to their equivalents in the crontab file. All default to "*".
`command`	String	`'*'`	The command to run. Required for `:create` and `:create_if_missing` actions.
`user`	String	`'root'`	The user to run as.
`mailto`	String	`'*'`	Set the corresponding environment variables in the cron.d file.
`path`	String	`'*'`	Set the corresponding environment variables in the cron.d file.
`home`	String	`'*'`	Set the corresponding environment variables in the cron.d file.
`shell`	String	`'*'`	Set the corresponding environment variables in the cron.d file.
`random_delay`	Integer	`'*'`	Set the corresponding environment variables in the cron.d file.
`environment`	Hash	`{}`	Hash containing additional arbitrary environment variables under which the cron job will be run (similar to the `shell` LWRP)
`comment`	String	`'*'`	A comment to place in the cron.d file.
`mode`	String, Integer	`'0600'`	The octal mode of the generated crontab file.

Examples

cron_d 'daily-usage-report' do
  minute  0
  hour    23
  command '/srv/app/scripts/daily_report'
  user    'appuser'
end

cron_d 'Setup the daily usage cron job' do
  cron_name 'daily-usage-report'
  minute  0
  hour    23
  command '/srv/app/scripts/daily_report'
  user    'appuser'
end

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