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Task Automation with Cron, Anacron, and Systemd Timers in Red Hat Linux

Welcome to Day 15 of the 30 Days of Linux Challenge! Today, I explored how Linux automates recurring tasks — saving time, reducing errors, and keeping systems healthy even without manual intervention. In Red Hat Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, AlmaLinux), you typically automate with: cron for strict, time-based scheduling anacron for flexible, missed-job recovery systemd timers for a powerful, modern alternative with persistence and event logging

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Task Automation with Cron, Anacron, and Systemd Timers in Red Hat Linux

Welcome to Day 15 of the 30 Days of Linux Challenge!

Today, I explored how Linux automates recurring tasks — saving time, reducing errors, and keeping systems healthy even without manual intervention.

In Red Hat Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, AlmaLinux), you typically automate with:

  • cron for strict, time-based scheduling
  • anacron for flexible, missed-job recovery
  • systemd timers for a powerful, modern alternative with persistence and event logging

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