Using at utility on 10.8.2 not working

 
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# 1  
Old 10-03-2012
Using at utility on 10.8.2 not working

I am a beginner, trying to get basic background utilities like at and cron to work on mac os x.

I am typing the following at the prompt:

at now + 1 minute
open -a textedit
^D

nothing happens at the appointed time.

What to change?
# 2  
Old 10-03-2012
start with EXACTLY as it is in the example
Code:
at now <<!
cd /home/mydirectory
ls -ltr > /tmp/my.lis
!

If that fails to create the /tmp/my.lis, you need to start the cron daemon.
Keep working until the above example works.

Two points:
you cannot use any interactive program like an editor or one that creates a window like a web browser.

Post back here if you have trouble.

The <<! bit is called a here document. Read up on them so you know what is going on.
# 3  
Old 10-04-2012
I did that, and it still didn't work. When you say "you need to start the cron daemon" do you mean I can't use at and need to use cron or that at relies on the cron daemon?

If so, what is a good way to start cron? classic crontab -e and enter some jobs? I'm working with a classic unix book, and thus far have found everything to work through the bash terminal in a pretty predictable way, until now. I know that Apple built a bunch of tools on top of the basic unix and that laucnhd has taken the place of cron and other traditional daemons - is that what we are dealing with here?
# 4  
Old 10-04-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by sakurashinken
I did that, and it still didn't work.
In what way did it "didn't work"? Did it print any messages or anything?
# 5  
Old 10-05-2012
at is disabled in OS X. You can enable at with the following command ->
Code:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.atrun.plist

and disable at with ->
Code:
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.atrun.plist

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# 6  
Old 10-05-2012
Thanks. That's what I needed. I assume cron can be cryogenically unfrozen in a similar way.

Last edited by sakurashinken; 10-05-2012 at 11:18 AM.. Reason: Choice of words
# 7  
Old 10-05-2012
In earlier versions of OS X cron is working. You just need to create a crontab. You can test if cron is running with
Code:
sudo launchctl list | grep 'cron'
#output
379	-	com.vix.cron

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