BSD Specialist (LPIC-OT 702) — Question 2

Which line in a cron job runs myscript once per hour?

Answer options

• A. * * * * * /pathto/myscript
• B. 0 * * * * /pathto/myscript
• C. * 0 * * * /pathto/myscript
• D. * * 0 * * /pathto/myscript
• E. * * * 0 * /pathto/myscript

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, as it specifies that myscript should run at any minute of the 0th hour every day. Option A runs the script every minute, option B runs it at the start of every hour, option C runs it at midnight, and option E runs it every minute on Sundays, making them incorrect for the requirement of running it once per hour.