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Linux System Administration: Cron Jobs and Task Scheduling
In this lab, you’ll practice task scheduling on Linux. Using cron jobs, you’ll schedule system administration tasks to run at regular intervals. By the end of this lab, you’ll know how to schedule system tasks using Cron jobs, and monitor those jobs.

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Challenge
Create a Simple Shell Script
You'll start by geting some practice writing shell scripts.
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Challenge
Schedule a Task
Now that you've learned how to make a simple bash script, you'll learn to schedule tasks using cron jobs.
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Challenge
The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
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