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Operating Systems Linux Setting up crontab, still cant get it to work Post 302514440 by Nasasdge on Friday 15th of April 2011 04:59:27 PM
Old 04-15-2011
Thanks for the advice and help.

I have set the script
voippackets.sh ( i just renamed the file as such)
I double checked the permissions and they are set as an executable.

I rewrote the code as per your example


Code:
-bash-3.00# cat voippackets.sh
#!/bin/bash

#just to prove this script's running at all
touch /root/VoIPpackets

#capture packets in 15 min segments and stops after 36 segments

nohup tcpdump -s2000 -w '/root/flowroute-%H%M.pcap' -G900 -W36 & disown

I'm not sure what to put for the path and user. I use the root account. tcpdump is installed on the root. I also save files to the root as well.
What should I be using if not just
/root ?

Thanks for your help
 

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dsenableroot

dsenableroot(8) 					    BSD System Manager's Manual 					   dsenableroot(8)

NAME

     dsenableroot -- enables or disables the root account.

SYNOPSIS

     dsenableroot [-d] [-u username] [-p password] [-r rootPassword]

DESCRIPTION

     dsenableroot sets the password for the root account if enabling the root user account.  Otherwise, if disable [-d] is chosen, the root
     account passwords are removed and the root user is disabled.

     A list of flags and their descriptions:

     -u username
	      Username of a user that has administrative privileges on this computer.

     -p password
	      Password to use in conjunction with the specified username.  If this is not specified, you will be prompted for entry.

     -r rootPassword
	      Password to be used for the root account.  If this is not specified for enabling, you will be prompted for entry.

EXAMPLES

     -dsenableroot
	      Your username will be used and you will be queried for both your password and the new root password to be set to enable the root
	      account.

     -dsenableroot -d
	      Your username will be used and you will be queried for only your password to disable the root account.

     -dsenableroot -u username -p userpassword -r rootpassword
	      The supplied arguments will be used to enable the root account.

     -dsenableroot -d -u username -p userpassword
	      The supplied arguments will be used to disable the root account.

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