IMPORTANT: WHERE are the BACKUP cron file located?

[oSM]

WHM Backup is set to backup WEEKLY. Now the funny thing is that it decides to run on a Monday at 12PM every week... Just about the BUSIEST TIME a web server gets.... MY question is simple...


WHERE are the backup cron files located? I want to change the schedules for Cpanels backup program.

[Curt]

I would also like to know this one, anyone have an answer???

Thanks!

[bert]

I don't use the cpanel backup function, but look under:

/etc/cron.weekly

If you don't find it there, then do this:

crontab -e

There should be a line there for the backup, just modify it to your needs.

[powersurgetek]

The backup script runs as part of the upcp script. You should be able to change the time that it runs by changing the time that upcp runs in your crontab.

[SonServers]

So, does that mean that if you have Cpanel updates set to manual only, the backups don't happen? Or, does upcp still run everything except the update when you are set to manual?

Thanks

[bdraco]

[quote:1a9b703cd3][i:1a9b703cd3]Originally posted by SonServers[/i:1a9b703cd3]

So, does that mean that if you have Cpanel updates set to manual only, the backups don't happen?
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[quote:1a9b703cd3]Or, does upcp still run everything except the update when you are set to manual?[/quote:1a9b703cd3]
yes

[quote:1a9b703cd3]
Thanks[/quote:1a9b703cd3]

[oSM]

i notice that if one sets the backup to run weekly... it sometimes runs on a WEDNESDAY!!! How does one set it to run on a sunday or monday morning? at perhaps 2am on monday?

[ThunderHostingDotCom]

[quote:e0b8df4a23][i:e0b8df4a23]Originally posted by bert[/i:e0b8df4a23]

I don't use the cpanel backup function, but look under:

/etc/cron.weekly

If you don't find it there, then do this:

crontab -e

There should be a line there for the backup, just modify it to your needs.[/quote:e0b8df4a23]


Bert:

I did what you said and the below is what came up. Now how the heck do I set all of my backups to runon Sunday at 3am?

2,58 * * * * /usr/local/bandmin/bandmin
0 0 * * * /usr/local/bandmin/ipaddrmap
11 5 * * * /scripts/upcp
*/5 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon &/dev/null 2&&1

[PWSowner]

The cronjob file containing the schedule for cpanel updates and backing up is /var/spool/cron/root.
The line ending with /scripts/upcp is the one that sets the time and needs to be changed.
11 5 * * * /scripts/upcp means it is set to run at 5:11am daily.
To run on Sunday at 3am it needs to be changed to
0 3 * * 0 /scripts/upcp
Monday morning 2am would be
0 2 * * 1 /scripts/upcp

[ThunderHostingDotCom]

[quote:7607fd6b1a][i:7607fd6b1a]Originally posted by squirrel[/i:7607fd6b1a]

The cronjob file containing the schedule for cpanel updates and backing up is /var/spool/cron/root.
The line ending with /scripts/upcp is the one that sets the time and needs to be changed.
11 5 * * * /scripts/upcp means it is set to run at 5:11am daily.
To run on Sunday at 3am it needs to be changed to
0 3 * * 0 /scripts/upcp
Monday morning 2am would be
0 2 * * 1 /scripts/upcp[/quote:7607fd6b1a]


Is this right? This is what i did and got:
cd /etc/cron.weekly
then
crontab -e
then I made the changes so my backup will run at 3am every day. EG:
2,58 * * * * /usr/local/bandmin/bandmin
0 0 * * * /usr/local/bandmin/ipaddrmap
0 3 * * * /scripts/upcp
*/5 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon &/dev/null 2&&1

[PWSowner]

[quote:7492c37b2b][i:7492c37b2b]Originally posted by ThunderHostingDotCom[/i:7492c37b2b]

[quote:7492c37b2b][i:7492c37b2b]Originally posted by squirrel[/i:7492c37b2b]

The cronjob file containing the schedule for cpanel updates and backing up is /var/spool/cron/root.
The line ending with /scripts/upcp is the one that sets the time and needs to be changed.
11 5 * * * /scripts/upcp means it is set to run at 5:11am daily.
To run on Sunday at 3am it needs to be changed to
0 3 * * 0 /scripts/upcp
Monday morning 2am would be
0 2 * * 1 /scripts/upcp[/quote:7492c37b2b]


Is this right? This is what i did and got:
cd /etc/cron.weekly
then
crontab -e
then I made the changes so my backup will run at 3am every day. EG:
2,58 * * * * /usr/local/bandmin/bandmin
0 0 * * * /usr/local/bandmin/ipaddrmap
0 3 * * * /scripts/upcp
*/5 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon &/dev/null 2&&1[/quote:7492c37b2b]

I've never edited my cron jobs with the crontab command. I just played with it now and found out it doesn't matter what directory you are in to start. The actual file you edited is /var/spool/cron/root but you did it through the ssh function. I just download, edit, and upload mine.

Yes, the line 0 3 * * * /scripts/upcp does mean 3am daily.