# cronjob and bac

**URL:** <https://forums.interworx.com/t/cronjob-and-bac/9056>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 6, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.interworx.com/t/cronjob-and-bac/9056 "2004-08-06T15:52:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://forums.interworx.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/40ab17cc34b792a0172b48ad1333b9ba9299a9a1.png) [@system](https://forums.interworx.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.interworx.com/t/cronjob-and-bac/9056/1 "2004-08-06T15:52:23Z")

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Hi

I’m not sure to understand the cronjob option.  
If a user as no shell access to the box, how can he create a script ?

Is it possible for a user to add a cronjob to backup database/site/mails as proposed in the backup option ?

I mean, users would like to automatize the option backup.

thanks  
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