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We will now use shell scripting to help automate the task for a Linux administrator to be notified of potential disk space issues.
#Make certain you are logged in as '''root'''.
#Download, study, and run the following shell script. Issue the command:<br><b><code><span style=" pointer-events:none;cursor:default;color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">wget https://scs.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/monitor-disk-space.bash</span></code></b>
#Try to understand what these Bash Shell scripts do, and then run the script as root.
In order to automatically run the above-mentioned script periodically, you use the scheduler in Linux called '''crontab'''. The term crontab stands for '''Chronograph Tables''', where a chronograph is the old term for a timepiece (the forerunner of the modern watch). You can run the crontab command to schedule commands and shell script to be run in a number of different ways.
'''Answer Investigation 3 observations / questions in your lab log book.'''