04-10-2008
No. To test, I am just running this
0 4 * * * /bin/date >> /tmp/test1
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am running a script by scheduling it using the cron. The line in the cron file is -
10 * * * * ksh -v /apps/gofis/svam/cos_automation/cos_automation.sh vpqa > /apps/gofis/svam/cos_automation/cron.log 2>&1
But after the job is executed, the cron.log contains some part from... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: ankurgupta
4 Replies
2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I have written a shell script and when i run it from shell prompt it runs fine but in the cron it only runs partially.
That means cron is working fine.
there is a command which i am using in the script which doesn't run at all.
That comman uses different user privileges like ptadmin
i am not... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: ajnabi
4 Replies
3. HP-UX
Hi,
I have a cron schedule like this
04,16,28,40,52 * * * * /nag/startProcessABatch (unix script)
i want to add new lines in this file (like Logging), i just copy this file into a /tmp folder (for backup copy), and i have edited this file (added few lines of code for logging).
... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: nag_sundaram
1 Replies
4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I would like to add a job using cron. I have following questions
- cron jobs are launched using what login-id
e.g. is the script launced using my login-id
- In which directory would the cron jobs be launched ?
- where do the environment variables required in the script being lauched come... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: sharanbr
3 Replies
5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have some cron jobs that are taking a might long time. That is because they are screen scrapers and I inserted an extra long pause (10 minutes between screens) to be extra polite and minimize network traffic. I was going to have them run once a day but now I'm thinking once a week.
How do I... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: siegfried
2 Replies
6. Shell Programming and Scripting
i have a simple script that ftp a file out, manually running it works fine.
#!/bin/sh
ftp 152.226.69.48 << cmd
bin
get applicant_vw.txt
quit
cmd
but when I cron it,
14 9 * * * /opt/home/XXX/XXX/dailyjob.sh > /opt/home/XXX/XXX/cronlog.txt
seems that it was executed because i can... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: beisaikong
2 Replies
7. Solaris
Folks,
I have a solaris 10 system.
I am having trouble with cron to run a dialog command.
When I simply execute below using a cron it does not work.
I am new to the forum, please help me to understand it better.
Thanks in advance.
#!/bin/sh
dialog --infobox "Please wait " 10 10 (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: wndgs
2 Replies
8. Solaris
Hi,
I''ve made a script that's running fine from the command line but when running from cron it encounters the following issue:
/tmp/tstscript/testfail.ksh: typeset: not found
I've searched in Google and couldn't find anything, here's the beggining of the script (I can post the rest if... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Cvg
4 Replies
9. Shell Programming and Scripting
How to check what cron is scheduled to run? I don't want to modify anything. Thanks (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: stevensw
1 Replies
10. Solaris
Hi ,
I have removed a cron for particular user , but cron job seems to be running even after the cron entry is removed. The purpose of the cron was to sendmail to user ( it uses mailx utility )
I have restarted cron and sendmail service still user is getting mail alerts from the cron job. And... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: chidori
4 Replies
CRON(8) System Manager's Manual CRON(8)
NAME
cron - clock daemon
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/cron
DESCRIPTION
Cron executes commands at specified dates and times according to the instructions in the files /etc/crontab and /etc/crontab.local. None,
either one, or both of these files may be present. Since cron never exits, it should only be executed once. This is best done by running
cron from the initialization process through the file /etc/rc; see init(8).
The crontab files consist of lines of seven fields each. The fields are separated by spaces or tabs. The first five are integer patterns
to specify:
o minute (0-59)
o hour (0-23)
o day of the month (1-31)
o month of the year (1-12)
o day of the week (1-7 with 1 = Monday)
Each of these patterns may contain:
o a number in the range above
o two numbers separated by a minus meaning a range inclusive
o a list of numbers separated by commas meaning any of the numbers
o an asterisk meaning all legal values
The sixth field is a user name: the command will be run with that user's uid and permissions. The seventh field consists of all the text
on a line following the sixth field, including spaces and tabs; this text is treated as a command which is executed by the Shell at the
specified times. A percent character (``%'') in this field is translated to a new-line character.
Both crontab files are checked by cron every minute, on the minute.
FILES
/etc/crontab
/etc/crontab.local
7th Edition October 23, 1996 CRON(8)