On Linux systems, the cron daemon (also called crond) is responsible for running scheduled tasks (also called cron jobs). To start, stop, or restart the cron daemon on a Linux system, you can use the following commands:
To start the cron daemon:
sudo service crond start
To stop the cron daemon:
sudo service crond stop
To restart the cron daemon:
sudo service crond restart
Note that the exact syntax of these commands may vary depending on your Linux distribution and the version of the service command that you are using.
You can also use the systemctl command to start, stop, or restart the cron daemon on systems that use the systemd init system. For example:
To start the cron daemon:
sudo systemctl start crond
To stop the cron daemon:
sudo systemctl stop crond
To restart the cron daemon:
sudo systemctl restart crond
To check the status of the cron daemon, you can use the service or systemctl command with the status option:
sudo service crond status
or
sudo systemctl status crond