How do I set the time of day for logwatch?

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM Robert Moskowitz via ubuntu-users
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/20/25 4:20 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
> > It is handled by cron, with a configfile placed in /etc/cron.daily.  There
> > isn't a config option for the *time*.  I think it depends on what else is in
> > that directory -- eg what other daily jobs are set up.
> >
> > Note: do you have all of your machines on the same time?  Including the same
> > local time (/etc/localtime link)?  If they are and all have more or less the
> > same tasks in /etc/cron.daily, the logwatches should all fire up at about the
> > same time,
>
> they are all on ET.  But they are firing off at different hours. Between
> 2am - 7am.
>
> And it is controlled in /etc/crontab, however the time of day was
> selected based, I suspect, on when I built the systems.

Earlier you said:

    > I can't find where this is controlled.  it is not crontab.

An accurate problem statement would go a long way to help with answers.

Jeff