Issue 9.2: Schedule System Tasks

[AhmadMWaddah]

Issue 9.2: Schedule System Tasks

VM

VM 1: Jump Host / Main Practice Server

Scenario

You need to schedule a daily backup script that runs at 2:30 AM and cleans up old log files older than 30 days every Sunday at midnight.

Objectives

1. Create a backup script that archives /home directory to /backups
2. Create a cleanup script that removes log files older than 30 days from /var/log
3. Schedule the backup script to run daily at 2:30 AM
4. Schedule the cleanup script to run every Sunday at midnight
5. Verify the cron jobs are scheduled correctly
6. Test the cron functionality

Requirements

• Create proper shell scripts for both tasks
• Use crontab to schedule the tasks
• Verify cron jobs are active
• Test the scheduled functionality