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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How would i schedule a job on ESX Post 302433507 by pinga123 on Wednesday 30th of June 2010 12:09:20 AM
Old 06-30-2010
How would i schedule a job on ESX
Hi I m using a machine for VMWARE setup.
machine details.
Code:
#uname -a
VMkernel testmachine.test.com 3.5.0 #1 SMP Release build-110271 Aug 12 2008 19:36:55 i686 unknown


the problem is i m not able to schedule a job using crontab as
crontab is not found on the machine.

Code:
~ # crontab -e
-ash: crontab: not found

current shell.
Code:
~ # echo $SHELL
/bin/ash

Even chsh is not working.
Code:
 chsh -l
-ash: chsh: not found

When checked in bin directory i found bash to be present over there . How would i change the shell ?
will changing the shell cause the crontab to be working?
Code:
~ # cd /bin
/bin # ls
ash                gpg                passwd             sfcbuuid
awk                grep               ping               sh
bash               groups             prop_of_instances  stat
busybox            gzip               ps                 tail
cat                head               rm                 ticket
cim-diagnostic.sh  kill               scp                uname
cp                 less               sfcbdump           vim-cmd
cut                login              sfcbmof            vmware
dbclient           ls                 sfcbmofpp          vmware-vimdump
dropbearconvert    lsi_log            sfcbrepos          vmx
dropbearkey        mkdir              sfcbstage          wbemcat
echo               openssl            sfcbunstage        xmltest

Last edited by pludi; 06-30-2010 at 03:51 AM..
 

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