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How can i get the last updated date/time of the crontab file. not when cron was last run but instead when was the crontab file amended last
Linux - check when crontab file was last amended
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If you are root or sudoer:
sudo ls -l /var/spool/cron/crontabs/$USER
UPD: as pointed by @jgr, the exact path may vary, like:
sudo ls -l /var/spool/cron/$USER
Otherwise, it doesn't seem to be possible without altering directory permissions.
Anton Kovalenko
Posted 2013-01-14T22:40:33.567
Reputation: 296
/var/spool/cron/tabs/$USER worked for me – Israelm – 2015-09-30T18:58:13.897
On fedora users crontabs are stored in
/var/spool/cron/$USER, the above looks like solaris or something :/ – None – 2013-01-14T22:49:51.113On my Ubuntu, the first path is OK. – Denys Séguret – 2013-01-15T09:25:56.200