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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi there,
I need to create a crone job to backup certain files on my disk without root permissions.
Also if I will be able to edit cronetab then I need to know how to edit it with any editor other than vim :mad: (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: aelhosiny
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2. Solaris
Hi ,
I have removed a cron for particular user , but cron job seems to be running even after the cron entry is removed. The purpose of the cron was to sendmail to user ( it uses mailx utility )
I have restarted cron and sendmail service still user is getting mail alerts from the cron job. And... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: chidori
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Suppose user 'asdf' is not logged into server 'bbbb', but the server is up. User 'asdf' has cron job. Will it be executed? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: thulasidharan2k
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4. Solaris
Hi,
Should the user jobs specified in crontab be running in background?
Cron daemon is already running in background. So I am not sure
whether should the jobs (output and error messages are redirected to file)
ran by it be explicitly stated to be run in background (& at end of command)
if one... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: joe_x
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I've been bashing my head on the desk for 2 days trying to get this to work, but I've had no luck. I'll try to be as clear as possible in my explanation without dragging out the details. I'm trying to set up a cron job for user "john" which runs a script. This script initiates an ssh connection to... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: eh3civic
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
i have just installed a cron job to run at 3 in the morning once a week. It's difficult for me to test if it works because the email backup program takes the email service down before running the backup. I wondered if i could ask you gurus if this would work?
0 3 * * 0 ... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: timgolding
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi there, I have over 2000 systems (mainly Solaris) and I want to write a script that inserts a new root cronjob on each of those servers. obviously just adding a line to /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root looks like the easiest way, but i really dont want to have to send a HUP to crond on all boxes
... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: rethink
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
I am editing crontab using -e option to add a new job
Below is the line
30 * * * * scriptpath
This job is not executing every thirty minutes.
I have checked, cron daemon is running.
What did I miss? Can some one help?
I am using cron shell..ksh (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: yabhi_22
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9. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
hi,
i have the following line in the crontab
15 5 * * 6 /home/adw/BCE_ADW.pl
The problem is the cron job is not getting started automatically.
But this was working til last week. now it is not working.
what could be the problem. Any idea? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Suguna
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
The object of my program is to take automatic backup on daily basis to different folders. I have created the respective folders. when I execute below given shell program manually it is working perfectly and taking the backup to respective folder.
#!/bin/sh
#script to take backup on... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: jarkvarma
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