From 62f4a283fe094ab29cfcdc1859e941b205e08fb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20R=20Schumacher?= Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:40:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update readme.md to describe cronjob check The added sentence clarifies that you need to check the crontab of the user, not of the root to find the entry added by the certbot role. --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 599ebb0..4c0f7fe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ If you want to fully automate the process of adding a new certificate, but don't ### Certbot certificate auto-renewal -By default, this role adds a cron job that will renew all installed certificates once per day at the hour and minute of your choosing. +By default, this role adds a cron job that will renew all installed certificates once per day at the hour and minute of your choosing. The cron job will be added to the crontab of the user with which you run this ansible role. + +You can check that the cronjob has been added by logging in as that user and checking the user crontab: + + crontab -l You can test the auto-renewal (without actually renewing the cert) with the command: