You should understand that cron (or, in the common parlance, crontab) was never designed to be used as a "start things on boot" device. That functionality was crowbarred in by the author of Vixie cron and has since become a frequently given advice.
There are better ways than using cron for this.
Indeed:
STICKY: Running A Program At Start UP A Beginner's Guide
Autostart with labwc
and, if you absolutely must use cron, STICKY Cron – A Beginner's Guide
Full disclosure: I wrote those.
Statistics: Posted by thagrol — Sun Dec 15, 2024 3:50 pm