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Old 02-20-2013
Cannot save edit on cron on Solaris 10
Hi Everyone,
I have edited my cron using 'crontab -e'. When I try to save the changes using ':wq!' The file closes but the changes are not saved. I get the following messages:
"/tmp/crontabJFainH" 45 lines, 2996 characters
trail.log
crontab: error on previous line; unexpected character found in line.
crontab: errors detected in input, no crontab file generated.


Can someone please help me?

Regards,
Scarlet
# 2  
Old 02-20-2013
Please let us know what have you edited inside the crontab ?
# 3  
Old 02-20-2013
There is a syntax error in the edited crontab.
Check against the description in man crontab
# 4  
Old 02-20-2013
00 2 * * * /usr/bin/bash /export/home/oracle/export.shl > /export/home/oracle/export.log 2> /export/home/oracle/export_error.log

I'm trying to change the time that the export runs.

Regards,
Scarlet
# 5  
Old 02-20-2013
That looks correct.
The error messages states another line in the crontab that has trail.log
# 6  
Old 02-20-2013
Can you check for some job in your crontab having
Code:
trail.log

part. Seems to have some issue with it.

Also check this file
Code:
/tmp/crontabJFainH

# 7  
Old 02-20-2013
Hi Vickram,

The following job has the 'trail.log', but it is commented off.

#00 17 * * * /usr/bin/bash /export/home/oracle/export_audit_trail.shl > /export/home/oracle/export_audit_trail.log 2> /export/home/oracle/export_error_audit_
trail.log

Regards,
Scarlet
 
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