Karl R. Balsmeier wrote: > > #put in whatever cron checks you need, one by one... > echo "*/3 * * * * /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_megaraid_passive.sh > > /dev/null 2>&1" >> /var/spool/cron/root How are you going to remove or modify that line in a _safe_ and simple fashion when you'll have to? Are you verifying if someone or something else has opened the /var/spool/cron/root file for editing while you're messing with it? With a dedicated file (separate files for each task / purpose / application / whatever) in /etc/cron.d changes or an altogether removal are both trivial and safe. -- Florin Andrei http://florin.myip.org/