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| | **//anacron//** is unique from **//cron//** in the respect that it does not expect the operating system to be running continuously like a 24x7 server. If the time of execution passes while the system is turned off, **//anacron//** executes the command automatically when the machine is turned back on. The reverse is **not** true for **//cron//** - if the computer is turned off during the time of scheduled execution, **//cron//** will not execute the job. Another key difference between **//anacron//** and **//cron//** is the minimum chronological "granularity" - **//anacron//** can only execute jobs by //day//, versus the ability of **//cron//** to execute by the //minute//. Finally, **//anacron//** can __only__ be used by root, while **//cron//** can be used by root and normal users. |
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