Scheduled tasks in SCO Unix 5.0.5


 
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Old 12-29-2005
Scheduled tasks in SCO Unix 5.0.5

Hi.
Am a unix 5.o.5 user. I need to schedule a program to be running everyday at 12 midnight. How do i proceed. I need help.

Also what is the maximum size that sco unix can conveninetly handle. I keep getting this message. "Filesystem greater than device which it is curently located. Pls backup and recreate."

Thanks

Help needed urgently!!!!!!
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Old 12-29-2005
For the first question:
man cron
man crontab



Cheers
ZB
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Old 12-30-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by uzomaok
Also what is the maximum size that sco unix can conveninetly handle. I keep getting this message. "Filesystem greater than device which it is curently located. Pls backup and recreate."
i'm not familiar with the maximum size that sco can handle but this error looks more like you are trying to fit a large man into a little girl's dress --- your filesystem cannot be bigger than your alloted disk space (i.e., a 10GB disk drive cannot hold a 20GB filesystem) ...
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