How to specify in crontab by what user to run script?

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arma picture arma · Dec 12, 2011 · Viewed 241.9k times · Source

I have few crontab jobs that run under root, but that gives me some problems. For example all folders created in process of that cron job are under user root and group root. How can i make it to run under user www-data and group www-data so when i run scripts from my website i can manipulate those folders and files?

My server runs on Ubuntu.
Current crontab job is: 

*/1 * * * * php5 /var/www/web/includes/crontab/queue_process.php >> /var/www/web/includes/crontab/queue.log 2>&1

Answer

Mike picture Mike · Dec 12, 2011

Instead of creating a crontab to run as the root user, create a crontab for the user that you want to run the script. In your case, crontab -u www-data -e will edit the crontab for the www-data user. Just put your full command in there and remove it from the root user's crontab.

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