cron

Every few years when I setup a new computer I stumble over the same question: "How do I get notified of failed cron jobs again?". It is pretty simple, but as I tripped over it again today, here is a little write-up so I do not have to google this again. Or potentially I will and then hopefully this post will turn up in the search results.😉 As cron is an old program from the days where the server use case was the predominant one, it will send emails with the output it's jobs will produce. [Read More]