Date:  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:19:32 +0100
From:  "Tobias Gablunsky" <t.gablunsky (at mark) cbxnet.de>
Subject:  [coba-e:14239] Re: Setting time cron.daily runs
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Message-Id:  <562E640DA047DC4E88DCAF26616F6E4696DD03 (at mark) exchange.combox.de>
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> 
> I'm having a fudgebrain day...
> 
> I recall vaguely that cron.daily runs by checking against a time 
> stamp on some file or another then runs 1440 after that time.
> 
> So, if I wanted to change the time cron.daily runs it should be 
> possible to touch -t that file - right or wrong?
> 
> If right, what file?
> 
> I'm happy to be exposed to better ideas :-)
> 

Time of execution of cron.daily is configured in /etc/crontab:

...
02 0 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
...

How to set this time your system will tell you when you ask it:

man 5 crontab


regards,


tobias