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Old 08-05-2004
cron task not working
This command works from the command line but as a cron task it won't do the "ifconfig" part.
Code:
echo `date "+20%y-%m-%d% %H:%M:%S"` `ifconfig en0 | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2}'` >> /tmp/mysqlip.txt

If I put it in root's crontab it doesn't do anything. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. - James
Last edited by cassj; 08-05-2004 at 03:18 PM..
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Old 08-05-2004
try:
Code:
echo `date "+20%y-%m-%d% %H:%M:%S"` `/usr/sbin/ifconfig en0 | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2}'` >> /tmp/mysqlip.txt 2>path/to/errorfile.log

add the path to ifconfig, and then add the redirection to a log
file to see if you have any other problems. You may also have to specify paths for grep, etc - any command that is not a shell built-in.
# 3  
Old 08-05-2004
Thanks, Jim. That did it! I just included the path for "ifconfig". I'm a bonehead. -James
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