sys.crontab

Retrieves the crontab details on the host. This is similar to running sudo crontab -l on a host.

JSON-RPC Request

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"sys.crontab"}

JSON-RPC Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "puppet_generated_at": "timestamp",
    "cron_entries": [
      {
        "puppet_name": "string",
        "cron_entries": [
          {
            "command": "string",
            "minute": "string",
            "hour": "string",
            "day": "string",
            "month": "string",
            "weekday": "string"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

RVC CLI Example

rvc sys crontab

Response

Puppet Generated At: 2025-03-27 15:54:40 -0400
Cron Entries.......: [
  Puppet Name.: run_puppet_script
  Cron Entries: [
    Command: /opt/reliant/bin/puppet-launcher.sh
    Minute.: 0,30
    Hour...: *
    Day....: *
    Month..: *
    Weekday: *
 ]
  Puppet Name.: mcollective_facts_yaml_refresh
  Cron Entries: [
    Command: '/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/ruby' '/opt/puppetlabs/mcollective/plugins/mcollective/refresh_facts.rb' -o '/etc/choria/generated-facts.yaml' -p '/var/run/puppetlabs/mcollective-facts_refresh.pid' &> /dev/null
    Minute.: 9,19,29,39,49,59
    Hour...: *
    Day....: *
    Month..: *
    Weekday: *
 ]
]