Automate System Administration Tasks by Scheduling Jobs

Welcome to the Automate System Administration Tasks by Scheduling Jobs Lab. In this lab you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Overview

Learning Outcomes:

In this lab, you will complete the following exercise:

  • Exercise 1 - Automate System Administration Tasks by Scheduling Jobs

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

  • Manage cron and at jobs.
  • Configure user access to cron and at services.
  • Configure anacron.

Exam Objectives:

The following exam objectives are covered in this lab:

  • LPI: 107.2 Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs
  • CompTIA: 2.6 Given a scenario, automate and schedule jobs.

Note: Our main focus is to cover the practical, hands-on aspects of the exam objectives. We recommend referring to course material or a search engine to research theoretical topics in more detail.