.. _task-scheduler: ############## Task Scheduler ############## The task scheduler allows you to execute tasks on a given schedule. It makes use of UNIX cron_. .. note:: All scripts excecuted this way are executed as root user - this may be dangerous. Together with :ref:`command-scripting` this can be used for automating (re-)configuration. .. cfgcmd:: set system task-scheduler task <task> interval <interval> Specify the time interval when `<task>` should be executed. The interval is specified as number with one of the following suffixes: * ``none`` - Execution interval in minutes * ``m`` - Execution interval in minutes * ``h`` - Execution interval in hours * ``d`` - Execution interval in days .. note:: If suffix is omitted, minutes are implied. .. cfgcmd:: set system task-scheduler task <task> crontab-spec <spec> Set execution time in common cron_ time format. A cron `<spec>` of ``30 */6 * * *`` would execute the `<task>` at minute 30 past every 6th hour. .. cfgcmd:: set system task-scheduler task <task> executable path <path> Specify absolute `<path>` to script which will be run when `<task>` is executed. .. cfgcmd:: set system task-scheduler task <task> executable arguments <args> Arguments which will be passed to the executable. .. _cron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron