Setting up the Cron

goto

 /var/spool/cron/crontabs 

Edit the file root using

"vi root"

Press I to insert

Insert the following code

29 23 * * 1 /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB.sh -a

this will run the above script every Monday at 11.29am

When ESXI reboots you will need to reinsert the code into Crontab , so you need to automate this

vi /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh

Insert the following just above Exit 0

/bin/kill $(cat /var/run/crond.pid)
 /bin/echo "29 23 * * * /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB.sh -a" >>  /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
 /usr/lib/vmware/busybox/bin/busybox crond

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