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<<What do you mean by "getting freezed"?

The changes which i made are not there in the crontab.

<<And, how are you updating the crontab? vi? crontab -e?

using crontab -e

/,Anyway, try to force a synchronization (metasync and/or sync commands) before you exit your session...

Did I need to complete this by using root user or normal user?

Hi Prashanth!

The below question makes lot of sense.

Could you please be more clear on the below details.
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Which editor you are using i.e stored in $EDITOR/$VISUAL variables
How are you making the Changes to your crontab file
How are you saving the crontab file.[FONT=Courier New]
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Cheers
Kishor

Hi Kishore,

1. I am using vi editor.

export EDITOR=vi (I am issuing this command to use vi when ever I am using crontab -e otherways it doesnt enter into vi prompt.

ie, it give result such as

$ crontab -e
137

$ export EDITOR=vi

$ crontab -e

03 12 * * * /gdbuat4/backupscripts/dailyexp10g.sh >> /tmp/export.log

2. crontab -e

I ll be doing the changes over here as

00 00 * * 6 /gdbuat4/backupscripts/weeklyexp10g.sh >> /tmp/export.log replacing 03 12 * * * /gdbuat4/backupscripts/dailyexp10g.sh >> /tmp/export.log

I will be saving as

ESC : wq

After that I was able to see the changes

crontab -l

00 00 * * 6 /gdbuat4/backupscripts/weeklyexp10g.sh >> /tmp/export.log

But If I close the session and open the new session I was not able to find the changes I made.

It displays as

03 12 * * * /gdbuat4/backupscripts/dailyexp10g.sh >> /tmp/export.log

Where I was wrong from my side?
Please advice.

Prashanth

You have to bocome root.

Prashanth,

It really seems to be strange!!!!!!!!!!
It should work actually.I discussed with my friends also.

Can we do one thing.

Do u have .cshrc file in your home directory(if u r using C shell).
U can add this line(setenv EDITOR=vi or export EDITOR=vi) and see.

Actually what happens is

you are setting EDITOR variable in your present session.Its alive for that session only.If u specify that in ur .cshrc file every time u log in that will be set automatically.

Just a trial.......ok ..if not We'll try again ok.

Cheers
Kishor

Hi Kishore,

I am finding the following content in the local.cshrc file.

# @(#)cshrc 1.11 89/11/29 SMI
umask 022
set path=(/bin /usr/bin /usr/ucb /etc .)
if ( $?prompt ) then
set history=32
endif

Do you want me to add in the following manner:

# @(#)cshrc 1.11 89/11/29 SMI
umask 022
set path=(/bin /usr/bin /usr/ucb /etc .)
if ( $?prompt ) then
set history=32
endif
setenv EDITOR=vi

Thanks

Prashanth

Yep Prashanth....!!!!!

go on.....


Thanks
Kishor