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opened 2025-12-29 19:31:25 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @etcet on GitHub (Nov 18, 2021).

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The ln command in "Schedule the Housekeeping Task" should be run using sudo, or else it fails:

$ ln -s /opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh /etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping': Permission denied
Originally created by @etcet on GitHub (Nov 18, 2021). Originally assigned to: @etcet on GitHub. ### Change Type Correction ### Area Installation instructions ### Proposed Changes The `ln` command in "Schedule the Housekeeping Task" should be run using `sudo`, or else it fails: ``` $ ln -s /opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh /etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping ln: failed to create symbolic link '/etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping': Permission denied ```
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adam commented 2025-12-29 19:31:26 +01:00
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@etcet commented on GitHub (Nov 18, 2021):

https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/pull/7863

@etcet commented on GitHub (Nov 18, 2021): https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/pull/7863
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