How to get Cron working in Coyote 2.x

Notes

Crond and crontab commands are part of a great binary called busybox
The coyote 2.x busybox doesn´t have crond and crontab, so if want them back you need to replace the busybox binary

What do you will need ?

- A WORKING Coyote Linux 2.x floppy
- A cron-enabled busybox (Download it here)
- A new package to save your task at Coyote Backp (Download it here). That package is empty it´s just to save your configurations.

How to Install:

Part A - Busybox

Copy the new busybox binary to coyote machine and rebuild the root package.

Part B - The Package

1 - Download the cron.tgz file and copy it to your existing Coyote boot floppy.
Note: If you're using a Linux system to make these changes, you can use any text editor to make the following changes, rather than mounting the floppy in your Coyote system.
2 - Boot the machine into Coyote, login as root, and Quit from the menu [Q]
3 - Type: mount /dev/boot /mnt [Enter] Ignore the error message about Minix file systems.
4 - Type: edit /mnt/packages [Enter]
5 - If this is the first package you've added, this file will be empty. Add one line with the new package name: cron [Enter]
6 - Close the editor [Ctrl+Q] and save the file [Y]
7 - Type: umount /mnt [Enter] (Note the spelling: umount, not unmount.)
8 - Reboot your Coyote box. Do not use the menu option to write configuration changes to the floppy.

Part C - Configuration

1 - Edit the file /etc/rc.d/rc.local and add the folowing line to it: /usr/bin/crond
2 - Edit the file /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root and add it your tasks. (see the sample on it)

Credits, Licenses, Sources and Documentation

Coyote Linux - Vortech Consulting - http://www.coyotelinux.com
BusyBox - Erik Andersen - http://www.busybox.net

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Claudio Roberto Cussuol