Check Point - How To Stop/Start/Restart CRON Daemon (crond) - CLI

In Check Point, CRON daemon (crond) can be started, stopped or restarted using command "/sbin/service crond stop|start|restart". The command need to be executed in expert mode. It works on both SecurePlatform (SPLAT) and GAiA operating system.

Syntax:

/sbin/service crond stop
/sbin/service crond start
/sbin/service crond restart

Example:

[Expert@CheckPoint]# /sbin/service crond stop
Stopping crond:                             [  OK  ]
[Expert@CheckPoint]#

[Expert@CheckPoint]# /sbin/service crond start
Starting crond:                             [  OK  ]
[Expert@CheckPoint]#

[Expert@CheckPoint]# /sbin/service crond restart
Stopping crond:                             [  OK  ]
Starting crond:                             [  OK  ]
[Expert@CheckPoint]#