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 CENTOS
crontabs
CRONTABS(4) Crontabs users' Manual CRONTABS(4)NAME
crontabs - configuration and scripts for running periodical jobs
SYNOPSIS
run-parts [--list|--test]<directory>
DESCRIPTION
Crontabs is a historical name for the run-parts script and the system crontab. The run-parts script runs all executables in the specified
directory. Run-parts runs all executables in the specified directory. The execution of files can be allowed or denied by creating file
jobs.allow or jobs.deny which worked similar as other allow/deny config files. The file must be created in the specified directory.
--list print names of all files (not limited to executables), but don't run them. This option can't be used with test option.
--test print names of files, which would be run.
Randomization of jobs can be configured in the /etc/sysconfig/run-parts file. To enable randomization of jobs, set the RANDOMIZE
parameter to 1 and set the RANDOM parameter to an integer which determines a random seed. Additionally, you may configure the RAN-
DOMTIME parameter (again, by specifying an integer) to provide an additional level of randomization. Jobs are not randomized when
the RANDOM and RANDOMTIME parameters are set to 0. Values in these two parameters must be set to 1 or larger to provide a good
enough randomization.
Randomization of cron jobs can be useful for shared networks, where multiple cron jobs executed at once can cause spikes in traffic,
especially during daily jobs. With randomized jobs, the workload is evenly distributed throughout the day.
EXAMPLE OF CONFIGURATION FILE
RANDOMIZE=1
RANDOM=4
RANDOMTIME=8
Historically the crontab file contained configuration which called run-parts on files in cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} directories. These
jobs are now run indirectly through anacron to prevent conflicts between cron and anacron. That means the anacron package has to be
installed if the jobs in these directories should be running. Refer to the anacron(8) how to limit the time of day of the job execution.
EXAMPLE
/etc/cron.daily/jobs.deny could contain for example 0logwatch which forbid execution of this script.
SEE ALSO anacron(8), crontab(5)Marcela Malaova 2012-08-29 CRONTABS(4)
10-06-2010
