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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
When run the script directly...it executes as expected. But when put it in crontab the job fails with this error:
Connection not open
08003: Connection not open
Unable to connect to the database...
how come it is not able to connect when cron job fires?... Do I need to... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: nuthakki
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2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
i have a text file in this format: which creates a new one everyday in the form of filename _zing__r200_2012_8_10_log.txt
Fri Aug 10 07:29:17 EDT 2012, usera(192.168.0.245) to anotheruser: hey top, this is a private test
Fri Aug 10 07:29:28 EDT 2012, anotheruser(192.168.0.245) to usera: got... (2 Replies)
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hey,
same problem. i want to check if files have been successfuly transferred after getting them back, but after I quit the ftp, nothing gets executed.
Difference from original post is that I get 226 and 221 feedbacks from the server.
226 Transfer complete.
2409 bytes received in 0.0086... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: fpflug
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4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I added a shell script to cron that executes every 5-15 minutes. It's used to monitor multiple environments, so it has to ssh to each machine to check the status of that machine. Sometimes, I may have more than one instance of this script running at the same time. So, here's my problem. I've... (2 Replies)
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
Im fairly new to this and am hoping for your help in moving forward.
1. I need to carry out a FTP transfer from SERVER1 to SERVER2 at 3am every morning.
2. The FTP is to work on SERVER1
3. There will be many files to transfer (96 files per day)
4. I want to delete the files... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: nozerf
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a very basic script that essentially sends a log file, via FTP, to a backup server. My cron entry to run this every night is:
55 23 * * * /usr/bin/archive_logs
The script runs perfectly when executed manually, and actually worked via cron for about three weeks. However, it mysteriously... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: cdunavent
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7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
We have a script that we run manually, we want to set it up so that it will run automatically via cron, the problem is during the ftp process nothing is put, the script logs in changes directory fine, but nothing is put to the directory. I have tried it as root, a power user, etc. I have made the... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: marvin51796
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I am new to cron and am trying to set a cron job that will run everyday at 2 to go out to a server (via ftp with user name and password) and get a file and then bring it back to my sever. Below is what I have but it doesn't seem to be working. Any help would be appreciated.
cron command - will... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: bernfuss
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I am writing a script that will be placed in a crontab, which basically retrieves a file that is overwritten everyday (with current customer data) and then sent to another company. I was wondering what the best way to ensure that ftp was successful and notification of a success or failure message.... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: walterja
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If FTP cron job fails to connect = quit