03-24-2010
Question regarding the cron
Hi,
We have developed the script which will send an (html)attachment in through mail. The stand alone script is working fine ,but when we schedule it cron the "nail" command is not working that is we are not receving any mail.
Following is the command which we used to send the mail.
HTML Code:
/usr/bin/nail -s "Reports generation mail" -a Units.html -a Hundreds.html abc@xyz.com < /dev/null
In the cron the script is schedule everyday. Following is the cron entry:
HTML Code:
00 09 * * * /home/admt/common/script/Report_generation.ksh >> /home/data/dev2/log/Report.log
Why the "nail" command is not working in cron...
I also tried to use "mailx" command but its also not working..
Can anybody help me regarding the same??
Thanks In Advance!!
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apticron
apticron(1) General Commands Manual apticron(1)
NAME
apticron - Generate a mail listing packages which are pending an upgrade
SYNOPSIS
apticron [--cron]
DESCRIPTION
apticron is a shell script which generates a mail with a list of all packages currently pending an upgrade, as well as summary of changes -
using apt-listchanges - to a configurable Email address.
apticron is mainly intended for automatic notification of pending security updates but can also be used in many other situations where
timely updates are necessary.
The --cron option is only meant to be used when invoked by cron in order to run no more than once a day.
FILES
/etc/apticron/apticron.conf
Configuration file, Email address to mail and profile for use with apt-listchanges are configurable.
/etc/cron.d/apticron
Cron job for executing apticron daily.
/etc/cron.daily/apticron
Fallback cron script for executing apticron (if no crond running or system down at designated time).
/var/lib/misc/apticron.cron
Time stamp file used by apticron when invoked with --cron option.
SEE ALSO
apt-get(8), apt-listchanges(1), cron(8)
AUTHOR
Apticron was initially developed by Colm MacCarthaigh <colm.maccarthaigh@heanet.ie> with contributions from Marc Sherman <msherman@projec-
tile.ca>. Since 2006 it is maintained and improved by Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <tiago@debian.org>.
apticron(1)