I'm trying to execute a shell script as a cron job. The problem is that my script needs to be run as a super user. I tried it with just writing sudo infront of the command in my crontab file, but it didn't work.
How to execute sudo commands as a cron job
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Best Answer
Cron is not in any way deprecated, but LaunchD has more versatility and is used, and actively maintained/supported by Apple. Their best practices guide is here
LaunchDaemon jobs(versus LaunchAgents, which take on a users id) run in root's context without needing to enable the root user. All that is required is a properly formed XML file(you can just copy-paste pre-existing ones in /Library/LaunchDaemons, substituting your script for the ProgramArguments with the applicable schedule keys) with the proper ownership/permissions. An older writeup can be found here: afp548's launchd-in-depth article