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    Newbie CRON question

    Hi there. I'm using ozTivo image v3 and am trying to setup my first CRON job but can't get past the start line! I telnet to my Tivo and type crontab -e but all I get is 'command not found'.

    Do I need to be in a specific directory?

    Cheers, Phil

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    Telnet into your TiVo
    cd /hack/etc/

    cp crontab crontab.bak (make a backup of your original file.. just in case )

    joe crontab
    This will open your crontab file in the joe editor.

    Make sure you leave a blank line at the end of the file otherwise it won't work
    once you save it.

    Make your changes, then Ctrl-H and Ctrl-S to save.

    I don't think you need to reboot your tivo after updating your crontab file, but do it just in case.

    Hope this is some help.

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    Thats it!

    Brilliant! Set a CRON and got my Tivo to reboot. Thank you very much for the help.

    Cheers, Phil

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