Cron Job

keat63

• July 29, 2015 04:26

I want to configure a cron job for ClamV to run at say 5am. I understand that I might need to modify /var/spool/cron/root, and I found the following command in the help pages.
for i in `awk '!/nobody/{print $2 | "sort | uniq" }' /etc/userdomains | sort | uniq`; do /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/clamscan -i -r /home/$i 2>>/dev/null; done >> /root/infections&
Is it just a matter of dropping the time schedule in front of this, so:
0 5 * * * for i in `awk '!/nobody/{print $2 | "sort | uniq" }' /etc/userdomains | sort | uniq`; do /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/clamscan -i -r /home/$i 2>>/dev/null; done >> /root/infections&
or is it more complex ??

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  ModServ

  • July 29, 2015 10:32

  Just to be more organized, make a file let's say it's name will be "virscan" and put this in it:
  #!/bin/bash for i in `awk '!/nobody/{print $2 | "sort | uniq" }' /etc/userdomains | sort | uniq`; do /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/clamscan -i -r /home/$i 2>>/dev/null; done >> /root/infections&
  Make it executable:
  chmod 755 virscan
  Move it to let's say "/usr/local/bin" then add this line in Cron:
  0 5 * * * /bin/bash /usr/local/bin/virscan
  BTW, you can reach cron by this command:
  crontab -e
  

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  cPanelMichael

  • July 29, 2015 15:01

  Hello :) Yes, the previous post is accurate, and you should edit the root cron with the "crontab -e" command as mentioned. Thank you.

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  keat63

  • July 30, 2015 11:30

  I looked at crontab -e yesterday, and thought it looked a bit fiddly. Is it not easier to modify the file using CS Explorer ? I'm away from the office for a few weeks after today, so i'll look at implimenting this when i get back (just in case something breaks) Thanks

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  cPanelMichael

  • August 03, 2015 12:50

  You can edit the file manually if you prefer. The "e" flag opens it with the default text editor as defined in your bash profile. Thank you.

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