Date: 2022mar8 Update: 2026jul9 OS: Linux Keywords: crond Language: mixed Q. Linux: How can I make a readme.txt file in /etc/cron.d without an error A. If you make a regular text file in that folder you'll get error:

crond[3626569]: (CRON) bad minute (/etc/cron.d/readme.txt)

Because its trying to process it as a cron file (which it isn't). So name the file readme.conf and make it all comments: /etc/cron.d/readme.conf

# Here is a file that is only comments. # Say whatever you want! # It will be ignored by cron