if they don't have access to the machine then **why are you looking
for alternatives to crontab**?
Changes to the actual machines will be pushed via ssh, .. but that's
way
too much detail for the level of the question I was asking.
Lee
Actually, this is not too much info at all - it's absolutely critical
information.
Crontabs are not meant to be edited directly. Copying a text file by ssh
counts as being edited directly. You must use crontab(1) to edit the
file.
If you cannot, or dont want to, then you need to impliment a proper
system
to remotely update a crontab - a far cry from your original question.
paulm
