You can run cron without daemon mode.
root@xxxxxx:~# cron -f
I was just trying to test it:
- I started /bin/bash in a new container
apt-get install cron nano screen
getty tty -a root
screen
, in screen I created 2 terminals:- first:
cron -f
- second:
crontab -e
– edit your crontab, save and you can watch that the cron is working …