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Old 05-26-2009
Need help howto make a script for Set SNOOP run for 5 minutes
Hi all,

I want to monitoring my interface every 6 hours where i want to run snoop command to capture all packet through the interface, so i want running snoop then snoop will run for 5 minutes after that snoop stop then will start again after 6 hours than run for 5 minutes again.

thereis any guide for me how to start that script?
# 2  
Old 05-26-2009
use crontab or at command
# 3  
Old 05-26-2009
ok i try using crontab, that run for every 6 hours but snoop never stop.. i want to make it just running for 5 minutes
# 4  
Old 05-26-2009
here is a hint Smilie

Code:
run snoop in background
get the background process pid using $!
sleep for 300 seconds
once done, kill $!

then you are done
# 5  
Old 05-26-2009
get the background process pid using $!

How to get it ?
are u have a sampe of script?
# 6  
Old 05-27-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by tindasz
get the background process pid using $!

How to get it ?
are u have a sampe of script?
this is what you have to do
Code:
 
 snoop &
PID=`echo $!`
sleep 600
kill -9 $PID

# 7  
Old 05-27-2009
Or you can capture it using grep and awk

Code:
PID=`ps -ef | grep snoop | awk '{print $2}'`
kill -9 $PID

[ $2 or $3 in awk depending on your output]


-Devaraj Takhellambam
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