Is it safe to execute cron jobs from the root account?

Is it safe to execute cron jobs from the root account?

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It's as safe as running anything else as root. If you know that he script you are running is safe, or if it absolutely requires root privileges (preferably both conditions should be true), then run it as root. Otherwise, run it as a task-specific user (database user, backup user, etc) with the appropriate permissions.