Linux: /etc/cron.weekly ran on the wrong day - I want it to run on Sunday.

Computer Tips - Linux: /etc/cron.weekly ran on the wrong day - I want it to run on Sunday.

Date: 2014apr19 OS: Linux Distro: RedHat/Fedora/CentOS Q. Linux: /etc/cron.weekly ran on the wrong day - I want it to run on Sunday. How can I fix this? A. If you are using anacron you can change:

/var/spool/anacron/cron.weekly

This file simply holds the last date cron.weekly ran as YYYYMMDD. If you want it to run on Sundays change that date to the previous Sunday.