the problem I end up with is that if I use a *.rrd, the source directory becomes part of the $FILE.
That is why I was thinking of cleaning up the whole 'cd' to directory, and then do stuff. I don't think it's necessary, and I don't know how to strip the /var/www/html/rra out of the $FILE variable so that when it writes the xml to /backup/cacti_xml, it won't include all of this information.
Just I'm trying to find script, which will do the following job:
1. as a CRON-Job it shoult
a) delete files which will be either older than 24 hours or
b) all files within
a) a directory deleting recursive
b) only a special directory.
2. write an error-/Delete_log... (9 Replies)
Thanks for the all the help last evening on CRON jobs. It's now working.
Is it possible with cron to save a backup of a file to a different server or location? The idea being that if one host goes arse over tit, I'll have a backup of the DB on another server?
Many thanks,
Ed Ludlow (3 Replies)
Due to downsizing and attrition, I have inherited SysAdmin tasks, but unfortunately not all the required knowledge and skills came to me along with the assignment -> so I appreciate any advice and help ( be patient with my newbie terms and questions).
We moved a central server and changed it's... (1 Reply)
Hi All,
I have created 2 shell scripts and set Cron jobs which runs it at various frequencies.The first one which runs every 2 minutes Monday to Friday and another cron job runs at 11PM on the last Sunday of every month. I have given the cron job entries below.
Was wondering whether instead... (5 Replies)
Hi everyone! I'm sorry, I'm a total noob but would really appreciate any advice or help. I want to create a cron job that would run every hour and would look inside a few different folders. If any new files were created within those folders within the last hour they would be destroyed, but any... (2 Replies)
Hey Guys,
i was trying out a shell script which has to remove a file for every 90 mins. this is the code i came up with .
$ crontab -e file1
file1 contains
30 1 * * * * rm -r /folder1/folder2/somefile.txt
Now i need the cron to run for every 90 mins. the problem with this is... (8 Replies)
Despite my best efforts, my media streaming server still dies sometimes and I am in a random place trying to ssh into the server to restart it on my cell phone after customers start calling.... I tried using google to track down a script that would do the following
Every 5 min execute:
sudo... (1 Reply)
Hello,
How do I schedule a cron job for a phython script to run every hour?
Also, in case in future I decide to edit/cancel the job how should i do it?
Does it matter where my phython script is located? Also, I have am using mailx utility in my script to send me an email and dont want... (7 Replies)
i have a text file in this format: which creates a new one everyday in the form of filename _zing__r200_2012_8_10_log.txt
Fri Aug 10 07:29:17 EDT 2012, usera(192.168.0.245) to anotheruser: hey top, this is a private test
Fri Aug 10 07:29:28 EDT 2012, anotheruser(192.168.0.245) to usera: got... (2 Replies)
I'm new to shell scripting, and I want to set up a cron job that scans the date/time stamp of all files in a directory, and then if any file is, say, less than 10 minutes old, I want it to execute a command on that file. What would be the best way to go about this? Thanks.
Not sure if it makes a... (1 Reply)
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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)