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Cron Schedule Not Working..

dilipbailwal
Path Finder

i have scheduled data collection at following interval.

> interval = 0 1 * * 1

and i see on Saturday it starts job with ingesting data every min.
later i tried following and did not work..

> interval = * 1 * * 1

can some one guide the right cron schedule for - 1am on every Monday - Should be executed only ONCE.

Thanks

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stephanefotso
Motivator

Hello! your first expression 0 1 * * 1, means exactly, 1am on every Monday. Now make sure that the execution schedule is matching the search time range. That is to avoid overlaps or gaps,

SGF
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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

0 1 * * 1 should do it.

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