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# Task 6 - Maintaining Your System: Automation

## Task 6 Maintaining Your System: Automation

### Ensure you are connected to the deployed instance and look at the running crontabs.

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**HINT:** Remember that we can use crontab -e to edit the user's crontab file.
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No answer needed
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### When will the crontab on the deployed instance (MACHINE\_IP) run?

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**HINT:** Take a look at the position and the value within the appropriate column
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