Error using crontab -e


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Error using crontab -e
# 1  
Old 04-01-2009
Error using crontab -e

I am trying to create a crontab job for my Oracle logon. I added oracle to the cron.allow file but when I try the crontab -e I get:

Xlib:connection to 0:0 refused by server
Xlib:Client is not authorized to connect to server
Error:Cannot open display "0:0"
crontab temporary file empty

when I crontab -e as root I dont have this issue... also is there a way instead of creating a crontab job under user oracle can I add a cron job to root's crontab and run it as oracle???

Any help is greatly appreciated.. Thanks
Smilie
# 2  
Old 04-01-2009
depends on your OS.

If you are using linux, as root create a /var/spool/cron/<OracleUserName> file with the details of the job that you want to run. chown the file to root:<OracleUsersPrimaryGroup>, chmod it 0600 and restart the cron daemon (possibly /etc/rc.d/init.d/vixiecron

The error message you have given, however, does not relate to crontab directly. It is the usual error you get when you try and run an X program as a different user to the one that started X. Are you trying this in an xterm after having su'ed to the oracle user? Does the oracle user have a valid shell in /etc/passwd? does the oracle user have a valid (readable and writeable by the oracle user) home directory in /etc/passwd?

What OS? (output from uname -a)
# 3  
Old 04-01-2009
as root user try:
Code:
crontab -e <oracle user>

# 4  
Old 07-03-2009
Hi,

You may try the following:

EDITOR=vi
export EDITOR
crontab -e

<<Enter crontabs>>

Ctrl q! <<--- Command to end crontab file

I don't think there would be any problem, incase the problem still persists, you may use what wempy has mentioned i.e. /var/spool/cron/crontabs

Regards,
Sumedha
 
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Solaris

crontab error

Hi, I run crontab -l ,then i got error message like "crontab: can't open your crontab file." I checked for entry in cron.allow and entry was present, nothing in cron.deny. Note: It is working for another user. Can someone suggest? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Mani_apr08
2 Replies

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Crontab setting error

Hi All, I have created crontab using following steps- 1) crontab -e (edited the file with) 0 10 * * 1-5 /home/user01/exercise/cron.sh 2) then saved this file with :wq 3) cron.sh contains the code- #!/bin/bash DAY=`date +%a` mkdir abc_${DAY} 4) done the execut permision... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: pspriyanka
3 Replies

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Error when trying to edit crontab

Hi Guys, I need to edit the crontab on one of my unix systems. When I execute crontab -e, nothing happens, then I get an error '666' and can't type anything else at the cli. I tried resizing the window, but still got the same error. I'm using the run user and I've checked the permissions on... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: bbbngowc
0 Replies

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Getting error when running script through crontab

Hi all, I wrote small script for Solaris and when I am running it through command prompt its ok, but when I trying to run it using crontab, i am getting error like: ld.so.1: dbloader: fatal: libACE.so: open failed: No such file or directory /tmp/file.sh: line 5: 8304 Killed ... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: nypreH
4 Replies

5. Solaris

Crontab error

Hi, I have following crontab en my user: */5 * * * * command it's don't run every Five minutes, why? Anyone know what is it happend? Thankyou. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: peluso
2 Replies

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Crontab error

I have a script which is called in a crontab. The script calls for 2 args when ran on the command line The crontab line: 05 0-23 * * 0-6 /path/name %arg1 %arg1 I get the following output Your "cron" job on server /path/name produced the following output: Must be attached to... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Pablo_beezo
4 Replies

7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

crontab : bad minute error

when i say $crontab z it says ==> "z":6: bad minute "z":6: bad minute errors in crontab file, can't install. any clue why its happening? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: crackthehit007
1 Replies

8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Crontab error

So I'm trying to set up a simple cron job to copy the contents of a folder to my local machine. When it's ran the following output is produced: sh: syntax error at line 1: `(' unexpected Here's line 1: scp -r user@host:/cygdrive/c/logfolder1/ /log_files/$(date +%m_%d_%Y) (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: kclerks11
2 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

unexpected crontab error

Yesterday i installed a new cron on solaris box. After a few minutes after loading the cron, i got the following error. Your "crontab" on machine_name ! unexpected end of line This entry has been ignored. Do any of you have any idea about this error ? (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: dhanamurthy
12 Replies

10. Linux

crontab -e error

Hi guys, OS Red Hat Enterprise 4. Problem: By oravwp user I can't use crontab -e, report the error: cron/oravwp: Permission denied I have experience in HP-UX and Sun Solaris, and the problem seems not to be easy or I going old with all of this :). The file /etc/cron.deny exist, it's empty,... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: uadm26
5 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question