i try to execute the following in a crontab file and it doesn't work while the same line is OK on the Unix (AIX) shell command line.
it seems to be a pb related to date flags expression but i can't see why , somebody have an idea ?
regards
Christian
Last edited by Yogesh Sawant; 04-08-2008 at 05:41 AM..
Reason: added code tags
Hi all,
I am trying to run a script in crontab but I receive the email below. Note the empty variable SHELL. Apparently cron doesn't invoke a shell. That explains the errors in the script it is trying to execute. Anyone know what maybe wrong?
Subject: Output from cron job... (3 Replies)
Hi Folks,
Could you please suggest me how to run a shell script on a solaris env without using crontab. I am actually trying to write a shell script which will grep "WORD" in the logfile andd sends a email.Thanks in advance.
Thanks
Sandeep. (3 Replies)
Hi,
Can some one tell me if we can configure the jobs in crontab using a shell script.
I know it can be done easily by using "crontab -e", but i just want to know whether we can add a job into the crontab using a shell script.
If it can be done, plz suggest the procedure to do it.
If it... (6 Replies)
Is it possible to add a job to crontab with a shell script? The existing jobs in the crontab should exist as it was. The new job should be appended.
Also, the crontab file is /var/spool/cron/root. (1 Reply)
Hi All,
I have scheduled a script to run every five minutes through crontab. If there is any issue with the script which may need manual intervention, I have used the mailx commands. But at the same time, I would want the cron to be disabled until the issue is resolved. Once things are fine,... (2 Replies)
hi,
i have shell script which checks for service running on platform,
if service is receiving calls, then do nothing
if service is not receiving calls, then stop the service
i want to run this script in 2 timeslots.
i.e. in the day from 9 am to 5 pm it should run every 10 minutes
and ... (2 Replies)
Hi friends,
Actually i wrote many scripts in korn shell for time saving activity in storage domain. But every week i am spending some time for the running of script. So every Monday i wants to run my scripts automatically. So corn will be helpful according to my friend's opinion.
But I don't... (5 Replies)
Hi
Iam running below script in crontab but its not working.
#!/bin/sh
cd /Scripts
/usr/local/bin/expect -f /Scripts/bng_backup.exp /Scripts/data.txt
tar -cf bngbackup.tar bngbackup ;gzip bngbackup.tar
when iam running manually the output file is generating..but bngbackup.tar.gz file... (5 Replies)
I'm having a shell script which has to be run only once at the specified time.
Shell script is like following,
#!/bin/bash
db2 connect to XXX > connection_status.txt
This script is scheduled in crontab as following,
50 4 8 5 0 sh script.sh
scheduled script is run at the specified time... (1 Reply)
Hi everyone, can you help me ?, I have the following shell:
DIR="/backups/backdata"
DIR_2="/BACKOPENF/database"
LOG="/backups/logs/oracle_backup.log"
EXP_LOG="/backups/logs/Exp`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`.log"
EXP_FILE="Exp`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`.dmp"
HOLD_DAY=1
# String de conexion... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Manolo
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crontab
CRONTAB(1) General Commands Manual CRONTAB(1)NAME
crontab - maintain crontab files for individual users (ISC Cron V4.1)
SYNOPSIS
crontab [-u user] file
crontab [-u user] [-l | -r | -e]
DESCRIPTION
Crontab is the program used to install, deinstall or list the tables used to drive the cron(8) daemon in ISC Cron. Each user can have
their own crontab, and though these are files in /var, they are not intended to be edited directly.
If the cron.allow file exists, then you must be listed therein in order to be allowed to use this command. If the cron.allow file does not
exist but the cron.deny file does exist, then you must not be listed in the cron.deny file in order to use this command. If neither of
these files exists, only the super user will be allowed to use this command.
If the -u option is given, it specifies the name of the user whose crontab is to be tweaked. If this option is not given, crontab examines
"your" crontab, i.e., the crontab of the person executing the command. Note that su(8) can confuse crontab and that if you are running
inside of su(8) you should always use the -u option for safety's sake.
The first form of this command is used to install a new crontab from some named file or standard input if the pseudo-filename ``-'' is
given.
The -l option causes the current crontab to be displayed on standard output.
The -r option causes the current crontab to be removed.
The -e option is used to edit the current crontab using the editor specified by the VISUAL or EDITOR environment variables. After you exit
from the editor, the modified crontab will be installed automatically.
SEE ALSO crontab(5), cron(8)FILES
/etc/cron.allow
/etc/cron.deny
STANDARDS
The crontab command conforms to IEEE Std1003.2-1992 (``POSIX''). This new command syntax differs from previous versions of Vixie Cron, as
well as from the classic SVR3 syntax.
DIAGNOSTICS
A fairly informative usage message appears if you run it with a bad command line.
AUTHOR
Paul Vixie <vixie@isc.org>
4th Berkeley Distribution 29 December 1993 CRONTAB(1)