Meaning of "* */1 * * *" cron entry?
*
means every.*/n
means every nth. (So*/1
means every 1.)
If you want to run it only once each hour, you have to set the first item to something else then *
, for example 20 * * * *
to run it every hour at minute 20.
Or if you have permission to write /etc/cron.hourly/ (or whatever it is on your system), then you could place a script there.
The */1
is redundant, you should use *
instead.
* */1 * * *
does not run the job every hour, runs it every minute!
To run a job every hour (at 1:00, 2:00, etc.) use
0 * * * *