Ubuntu Start Restart and Stop The CRON Service

Start Cron Service

To start the cron service, use:

sudo /etc/init.d/cron start

OR

sudo service cron start

Stop Cron Service

To stop the cron service, use:

sudo /etc/init.d/cron stop

OR

sudo service cron stop

Restart Cron Service

To restart the cron service, use:

sudo /etc/init.d/cron restart

OR

sudo service cron restart