Wrong file owner cronjobs

I don't want to make root own the file. CMCDragonkai sudo -u www-data crontab -e and add it to the www-data user's crontab. It'll then run as user www-data.

Remember to remove the explicit user column, since it doesn't exist in user crontabs. I was under the impression crontab tool would place the task somewhere else. CMCDragonkai You are correct, calling crontab -e is not what you want in this case.

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