{

    $OUT = '';

    my $status = $backupwk{status};

    if (defined $status && $status eq 'enabled')
    {
	# configure backup time and reminder times from the configuration
	# database

	my $backupMin;
	my $backupHour;

	my $backupTime = $backupwk{BackupTime} || "1:00";

	($backupHour, $backupMin) = split (":", $backupTime, -1);

	# remove leading zeros from minutes

	$backupMin =~ s/00/0/;

	$OUT .="$backupMin $backupHour * * * root"
	    . " /sbin/e-smith/do_backupwk"
    }
    else
    {
	$OUT .= "# Workstation Backup task is disabled";
    }
}
