[GH-ISSUE #2033] Wrong crontab syntax in Wiki #1592

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opened 2026-02-27 02:58:00 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 02:58:00 +03:00

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Originally created by @borzaka on GitHub (Oct 7, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2033

I copied the starting point from here: On-Boot Page

Edited for my server;

Not working:
@reboot '/home/csgoserver/csgoserver start' > /dev/null 2>&1
Working:
@reboot /home/csgoserver/csgoserver start > /dev/null 2>&1

Maybe the use of ' for user based cronjobs is wrong.
In the Cronjobs Wiki Page it looks like this is true: user based cronjobs has no ''s, only in root based.

My server:

csgoserver@dellserver:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 9.5 (stretch)
Release:        9.5
Codename:       stretch

Originally created by @borzaka on GitHub (Oct 7, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2033 I copied the starting point from here: [On-Boot](https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/wiki/On-Boot) Page Edited for my server; Not working: `@reboot '/home/csgoserver/csgoserver start' > /dev/null 2>&1` Working: `@reboot /home/csgoserver/csgoserver start > /dev/null 2>&1` Maybe the use of `'` for user based cronjobs is wrong. In the [Cronjobs](https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/wiki/Cronjobs) Wiki Page it looks like this is true: user based cronjobs has no `'`'s, only in root based. My server: ``` csgoserver@dellserver:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.5 (stretch) Release: 9.5 Codename: stretch ```

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2026-02-27 02:58:00 +03:00

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@UltimateByte commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2018):

You are right, I have corrected this.
However, rebooting using monitor is advised in most cases.

Thank you for noticing and reporting this.

@UltimateByte commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2018): You are right, I have corrected this. However, rebooting using monitor is advised in most cases. Thank you for noticing and reporting this.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 02:58:00 +03:00

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@borzaka commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2019):

It's still not fixed @UltimateByte

Running on Boot

This is not working:
@reboot '/home/username/gameserver monitor' > /dev/null 2>&1

This one does:
@reboot /home/username/gameserver monitor > /dev/null 2>&1

The use of ' for user based cronjobs is wrong.

Docs changes not implemented to the new one?

@borzaka commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2019): It's still not fixed @UltimateByte [Running on Boot](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/configuration/running-on-boot#crontab) This is not working: `@reboot '/home/username/gameserver monitor' > /dev/null 2>&1` This one does: `@reboot /home/username/gameserver monitor > /dev/null 2>&1` The use of `'` for user based cronjobs is wrong. Docs changes not implemented to the new one?

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@lock[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2020):

This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.

@lock[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2020): This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.