can't setup Job to be recurring with CRON

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Hi, is there a way to create a job in Satellite using cron and using this syntax

30 9 8-14 * * test $(date +\%u) -eq 3 [due to UTC that is 5:30AM EDT]

I want 2nd Wednesday of every month.
I think it can only handle 30 9 8-14 * * is that true ?
thank you.
We run Satellite 6.3

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PS Community Member 84 points
4 June 2018 8:53 AM

I would say :

30 9 * * 3#2 command

3 means Wednesday and

2 means the second one
AF Community Member 20 points
4 June 2018 1:28 PM

Thank you so much, i will test this to see if the "#2" syntax is supported and report back when i can. -ALF

MM Active Contributor 127 points
5 June 2018 12:53 AM

I am using for 1st Wednesday 00 10 * * 3 [ date +\%d -le 07 ] && script

AF Community Member 20 points
5 June 2018 8:33 PM

Hi Pascal, looks like Satellite Server does not accept that syntax when i try to create the Job. thanks.

PS Community Member 84 points
6 June 2018 6:21 AM

Sorry about that, "#" might not be standard implementation

AF Community Member 20 points
6 June 2018 2:03 PM

Hi, since i need this syntax { 30 9 8-14 * * test $(date +\%u) -eq 3 } I am going to try putting only the CRON date and time in the job and the command the job runs will be a script that does the "test $(date +\%u) -eq 3" part. If that allows the script to only run when i want, i will use that as a Plan B as we know it works. The issue is it is not scale-able to put a script on all my servers to i will look at making a custom Template in Satellite server. Thank you.

RD Red Hat Expert 1291 points
24 June 2018 8:34 PM

Angelo,

I am late to this conversation, but please tell me where you are trying to use your original cron expression? I would like to understand the problem better. If Satellite should be accepting that syntax, perhaps we can get that problem fixed?

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