How To Start/Stop/Restart Cron Service In Linux

 If you are using Redhat /Fedora/ CentOS Linux login as root and use the following commands.

Start cron service

To start cron service, enter:

# /etc/init.d/crond start

Or

# service crond start

Stop cron service

To stop cron service, enter:

# /etc/init.d/crond stop

Or

# service crond stop

Restart cron service

To restart cron service, enter:

# /etc/init.d/crond restart

Or

# service crond restart

Start/Stop/Restart cron service in Debian/Ubuntu

If you are using Debian/Ubuntu Linux login as root and use the following commands.

Start cron service

To start cron service, enter:

# sudo /etc/init.d/cron start

Or

# sudo service cron start

Stop cron service

To stop cron service, enter:

# sudo /etc/init.d/cron stop

Or

# sudo service cron stop

Restart cron service

To restart cron service, enter:

# sudo /etc/init.d/cron restart

Or

# sudo service cron restart