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# 8  
Old 03-07-2005
1 * * * * /u12/archive/rm_arch.sh
Did you wait until 1 minute after the hour? That's when that would run - once an hour at 1 minute after. 12:01, 13:01, 14:01...if you want it to run every minute, then it should be
* * * * * /u12/archive/rm_arch.sh

To run every half hour:
00,30 * * * * /u12/archive/rm_arch.sh

And check to see if crond is running - if it isn't then your jobs won't run either.
ps -ef|grep cron
or
ps -auwx|grep cron
# 9  
Old 03-08-2005
Code:
crontab -l > mycrontab
vi mycrontab
crontab mycrontab

# 10  
Old 08-30-2007
Starting cron process
Quote:
Originally Posted by RTM
1 * * * * /u12/archive/rm_arch.sh
Did you wait until 1 minute after the hour? That's when that would run - once an hour at 1 minute after. 12:01, 13:01, 14:01...if you want it to run every minute, then it should be
* * * * * /u12/archive/rm_arch.sh

To run every half hour:
00,30 * * * * /u12/archive/rm_arch.sh

And check to see if crond is running - if it isn't then your jobs won't run either.
ps -ef|grep cron
or
ps -auwx|grep cron
checked that my cron process is not runing. How can I start it?
# 11  
Old 08-31-2007
try in linux
/sbin/service crond start
or
/sbin/service crond restart

i am not sure how to restart the cron process in Unix.
man cron can get more details...

maybe you can check the file /sbin/init.d/cron
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