Linux error when reporting a scheduled task -bash:crontab:command?

When performing scheduled tasks under Linux system, it suddenly prompts bash: crontab: command not found. Most of the problems are caused by not installing crontab. Just install crontab under Linux system to solve the problem.

crontab installation steps:

1. Confirm crontab is installed:

execute crontab command if the message command not found, it indicates not installed

2. Installing crontab

The installation process is as follows

[root@10vps ~]# crontab -e

-bash: crontab: command not found

[root@10vps ~]# yum install -y vixie-cron

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security

Determining fastest mirrors

* rpmforge: ftp.riken.jp< Br>

base |  3.7 kB 00:00

extras |  3.4 kB 00:00

rpmforge |  1.9 kB 00:00

rpmforge/primary_db |  2.7 MB 00:02

updates |  3.4 kB 00:00

updates/primary_db |  3.2 MB 00:13

Setting up Install Process

Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check

---》 Package cronie.x86_64 0 :1.4.4-12.el6 will be installed

--" Processing Dependency: dailyjobs for package: cronie-1.4.4-12.el6.x86_64

--" Running transaction check

--- Package cronie-anacron.x86_64 0:1.4.4-12.el6 will be installed

--" Processing Dependency: crontabs for package: cronie-anacron-1.4. 4-12.el6.x86_64

--> Running transaction check

--- Package crontabs.noarch 0:1.10-33.el6 will be installed

- -> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size

=========================================== ========================================================== p> Install Ing:

cronie x86_64 1.4.4-12.el6 base 73 k

Installing for dependencies:

cronie-anacron x86_64 1.4.4-12.el6 base 30 k

crontabs noarch 1.10-33.el6 base 10 k

Transaction Summary

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Install 3 Package(s)

Total download size: 114 k

Installed size: 220 k

Downloading Packages:

(1/3): cronie-1.4.4-12.el6.x86_64.rpm |  73 kB 00:00

(2/3): cronie-anacron-1.4.4-12.el6.x86_64.rpm |  30 kB 00:00

(3/3): crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm |  10 kB 00:00

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Total 15 kB /s |  114 kB 00:07

Running rpm_check_debug

Running Transaction Test

Transaction Test Succeeded

Running Transaction

Installing : cronie-1.4 .4-12.el6.x86_64 1/3

Installing : crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch 2/3

Installing : cronie-anacron-1.4.4-12.el6 .x86_64 3/3

Verifying : crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch 1/3

Verifying : cronie-anacron-1.4.4-12.el6.x86_64 2/3< Br>

Verifying : cronie-1.4.4-12.el6.x86_64 3/3

Installed:

cronie.x86_64 0:1.4.4-12.el6

Dependency Installed:

cronie-anacron.x86_64 0:1.4.4-12.el6 crontabs.noarch 0:1.10-33.el6

Complete!

[root@10vps ~]# crontab -l

no crontab for root

3. Confirm that the installation was successful:

Execute crontab -l< Br>

4. See if auto-start is set up

chkconfig --list crond

5. Start crontab

service crond start

The above is the Linux implementation of the scheduled task error report needs to install crontab, this method is suitable for most bash: crontab: command not found error.