1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi Gurus I need to add a new cronjob to a list. There are already 7-8 cronjobs when I do crontab -e. I need to add a new cronjob without disturbing the existing ones. Can you please tell me how to do that. I am not so good in vi editor as well, but I can do it with some guidance. this is urgent,... (3 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

I believe that crob invokes command under bash. But most of our work are carried out using c shell. So what do I need to be aware of (or what precautions should I be taking) when I use cron. (1 Reply)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

can anybody explain the usage of CRON for adding a cron job. please provide an example also for better understanding !!! Thanks (1 Reply)

4. Solaris

I run cron in solaris 10 zone. One cron job which syncing files to nfs mounted on container, creates after finishing another cron proccess(/usr/sbin/cron), and after 100 existing cron proccesses next cron job will not start. It's too weird for me, I'm not able to solve this problem. Theoretically... (3 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, How to monitor whether a cron job is running or errored out..?other than checking the process using ps-aef how to enter the cron job which throws the output in 1 file and errors in other file. i remember it can be done using >1 and >2 ..but not sure.. any expert..please help!! (1 Reply)

6. AIX

Hi guys and gals, I have this script that run perfectly when executed manually. If I place it in a cron to run on a schedule, it fails. Error is: exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program /usr/local/bin/getlogical because of the following errors: 0509-150 Dependent module... (7 Replies)

7. Solaris

Hi , I have removed a cron for particular user , but cron job seems to be running even after the cron entry is removed. The purpose of the cron was to sendmail to user ( it uses mailx utility ) I have restarted cron and sendmail service still user is getting mail alerts from the cron job. And... (4 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi I have a requirement to write a shell script,that will check the all commented job in cron job.Please help !! (2 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, 1) If some job supposed to run on 1st of every month at 7 AM In cron job when we have a blackout on the 1st ( i.e when 1st falls on a sunday ) how can we make the job run the next business day? 2) How can we run a job on 25th of every quarter 7 AM(jan,apr,jul,oct) And if 25th... (5 Replies)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

In bash, you can do something like this: #!/bin/bash echo -n "What is your name? " > /dev/tty read thename < /dev/tty How can I do the same in python? I have a python script that has the following content: #!/usr/bin/python2.7 import getpass import sys import telnetlib import... (2 Replies)