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Old 07-03-2012
Adding a cron job that will execute everyday at 14:50 hrs
Hi
I want to execute a cron job everyday at 14:50 hrs. I have a script like this:

Code:
 TMP_FILE="/tmp/tmpcron.txt"
 RES=0
 /usr/bin/crontab -l >> $TMP_FILE
 ADD_JOB="50 14 * * * /opt/mypath/scriptname.sh"
 grep "scriptname.sh" $TMP_FILE >> /dev/null
 JOB_NOT_EXIST=$?
 if test $JOB_NOT_EXIST == 1
 then
        echo "$ADD_JOB" >> $TMP_FILE
        /usr/bin/crontab $TMP_FILE >> /dev/null
        RES=$?
 fi

 rm $TMP_FILE
 exit $RES

However it is not getting executed at 14:50 Hrs. Can anyone tell me what I am missing?
Last edited by methyl; 07-03-2012 at 07:21 AM.. Reason: please use code tags
# 2  
Old 07-03-2012
why do you add same lines after every execute your script
Code:
/usr/bin/crontab -l >> $TMP_FILE

change to this
Code:
/usr/bin/crontab -l > $TMP_FILE

and firstly check yur cron job list before execute ttyoru script and then execute your script,
after check your cron list for is there a line for "scriptname.sh"
# 3  
Old 07-03-2012
What Operating System and version do you have? What Shell are you using?

Try removing the redirect to /dev/null from the crontab command to see if there is any message.
Also try running crontab -l to see if the new entry made it into the crontab.
If the entry is in the crontab, then look for errors in unix mail for the owner of the crontab and in the cron log.
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