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# 8  
Old 06-27-2012
put this statement in the crontab

Code:
*/5 * * * * /ftp/office_in_a_box/rap.sh 2>/tmp/rap.err 1>/tmp/rap.out
 
got this result

[bluecoat_ftp@bb-va01-sv55-nm office_in_a_box]$ cat /tmp/rap.err 
stty: impossible in this context
are you disconnected or in a batch, at, or cron script?stty: ioctl(user): bad file number
    while executing
"stty echo "
stty: impossible in this context
are you disconnected or in a batch, at, or cron script?stty: ioctl(user): bad file number
    while executing
"stty echo "
stty: impossible in this context
are you disconnected or in a batch, at, or cron script?stty: ioctl(user): bad file number
    while executing
"stty echo "
stty: impossible in this context
are you disconnected or in a batch, at, or cron script?stty: ioctl(user): bad file number
    while executing
"stty echo "

Last edited by methyl; 06-27-2012 at 08:24 PM.. Reason: code tags
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# 9  
Old 06-27-2012
Thank you for responding. We all learn more when things do not go to plan.

Wow. That's the most obscure version of "not a terminal" I have ever seen .... unless someone has seen a better one.


Anybody Googling that error message will find this thread. That is good.
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