WD My Cloud EX2 insert a job in Crontab

Issue

When I edited crontab on bash, everything is removed after reboot.

Solution

  • editing /usr/local/config/config.xml
  • find the crond section
  • insert a item in it
  • sample as follow:
  • <crond>
    <custom_crontab>                                      
            <count>1</count>                    
            <item id="1">                        
                    <method>2</method>           
                    <1>*</1>                    
                    <2>*</2>                     
                    <3>*</3>                     
                    <4>*</4>                     
                    <5>*</5>                     
                    <run>/mnt/HD/HD_a2/custom_shell.sh</run>
            </item>                                
    </custom_crontab>
    </crond>
    
  • reboot system.

By the way, you should store your scripts and executeable files in a persistent location like “/mnt/HD/HD_a2/

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