What is the file location of the cron job file

durangod

• May 24, 2025 03:15
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I was setting up this 

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/360052677654-How-to-clean-your-tmp-directory-with-tmpwatch

But i cant edit it via command line as i have ssh disabled and csf explorer wont let me edit the file via command line.  

So i need to know where the cron file is located so i can edit it directly. 

Thanks  :)

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  james bond

  • May 24, 2025 08:59

  I was facing the same issue for terabox video downloader. 

  If you're using cPanel, user-level cron jobs are usually stored in:

  /var/spool/cron/username

  Or, you can check and edit them from the cPanel interface under "Cron Jobs" (much easier if SSH is disabled). For system-wide cron jobs, they’re typically found in:

  /etc/crontab /etc/cron.d/ /etc/cron.daily/ /etc/cron.weekly/

  Since you're working with tmpwatch, that’s often added to a script in /etc/cron.daily/ or similar. If you can access File Manager via cPanel or use CSF Explorer’s file tools, try navigating to those directories directly.

  Hope that helps! 👍

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  durangod

  • May 24, 2025 15:30
  • Edited

  Thank you James, really appreciate it :)  

  Yep its /var/spool/cron/root  is the file.   Those instructions say to add it to the root cron but does not give the location for some reason.  Maybe they need to add that.   :) 

  The person that wrote that article has not been active in a while, i dont have any idea how to ask cpanel to add that filename (/var/spool/cron/root) to step 5 process after (Add tmpwatch to root's crontab)  but maybe one of the mods will see this and send it forward or let me know the process to request update to that article.  :)

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  quietFinn

  • May 24, 2025 15:49

  Only root can edit any of the cron files.

   

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