Open a terminal from a Crontab

bashcroncrontab

How do I get a gnome-terminal window to open from a crontab?

I have tried this:

    * * * * * /usr/bin/gnome-terminal 

    * * * * * source /home/user_name/.bashrc ; /usr/bin/gnome-terminal

    * * * * * source /home/user_name/.profile ; /usr/bin/gnome-terminal

    * * * * * source /home/user_name/.bashrc ; /home/user_name/bin/opengnometerminal.sh

None of these seem to work.

Best Answer

You can't, safely. cron jobs run independent of the desktop session where X is running, therefore you can't do this without causing security violations.

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