Hi all, I have a script running on a Solaris 8 box and the first thing it does it check which user is executing it;
Code:
if [ "$( /usr/xpg4/bin/id -un)" != "testuser" ]; then
echo "This script must be run as testuser" 1>&2
exit 1
fi
This works fine when manually running the script however when adding into that users' crontab it errors out within /var/mail/testuser saying;
Quote:
This script must be run as testuser
I'm guessing cron must assume the role of whatever crontab it is running, but can anyone explain why this hasn't worked and if there is a way around it?
I am running a script by scheduling it using the cron. The line in the cron file is -
10 * * * * ksh -v /apps/gofis/svam/cos_automation/cos_automation.sh vpqa > /apps/gofis/svam/cos_automation/cron.log 2>&1
But after the job is executed, the cron.log contains some part from... (4 Replies)
...so I read "The Pragmatic Programmer" and they stressed the value of learning shell scripting!
I'm in a UNIX environment but have a Windows XP workstation.
I'm using Telnet to issue UNIX commands. I've done plenty of chmod's, command line ftp and stuff, but written no scripts to this point.... (1 Reply)
There is this script I'd like to put into cron, but it asks for date verification. It'll prompt you to press enter to continue. Usually, 100% of the time the dates are ok, so is there a way to run this script in cron and bypass the "enter" prompt? (3 Replies)
I have the following script (trapsize) that checks a file size on my syslog server, and if the file is gt 6g, it will mail an alert to the admin for inspection. The following works like a champ when I execute ./trapsize logged in as root user using bash shell.
FILESIZE=$(ls -l /opt2/fwsm/fwsm... (3 Replies)
Hi,
I have problem with running emcast from cron job (I use emcast because it supports multicasting). I have simple script that looks like this:
emcast 234.5.6.1:1234 > file.ts
Script is saved like stream.sh
When I run it from shell, file is created and some data is written in it. When... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I'm trying the backup a few information commands of my Check Point FW (it's on a SPLAT linux machine). This is the script I wrote:
#!/bin/bash
cd /var/tmp/
file1=netstat_`/bin/date +%d%m%y`.txt
file2=ifconfig_`/bin/date +%d%m%y`.txt
file3=cpstatos_`/bin/date +%d%m%y`.txt... (2 Replies)
Hi Guys,
total newbie here, Ive read through some of the threads about cron and scripts not working and have still drawn a blank as to why mine isnt working correctly.
I have a script that runs the ausearch with a set of criteria i have setup, the only access i have to the system is via... (5 Replies)
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)
Hello All,
I am running the below script.when i am running from shell or terminal its running fine but running using cron its not working.
################################
b36376 27 % cat make_nis_account_ankit.sh
#!/bin/ksh
... (2 Replies)
Hi All,
I have a script which is running fine while triggered manually, However if I placed
in crontab it throwing an error.
#!/usr/bin/ksh
set -vx
lc=1
st_date=$(`date "+%Y%m%d"`)
LOGFILE=/home/transfer.log.$st_date
file="/home/OM_WF.log.$st_date"
Manual run -
lc=1
+ lc=1... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: nag_sathi
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LEARN ABOUT REDHAT
crontab
CRONTAB(1) General Commands Manual CRONTAB(1)NAME
crontab - maintain crontab files for individual users (V3)
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 Vixie 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 allow file exists, then you must be listed therein in order to be allowed to use this command. If the allow file does not exist but
the deny file does exist, then you must not be listed in the deny file in order to use this command. If neither of these files exists,
then depending on site-dependent configuration parameters, only the super user will be allowed to use this command, or all users will be
able 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 <paul@vix.com>
4th Berkeley Distribution 29 December 1993 CRONTAB(1)
10-06-2010
