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Old 07-25-2011
Crontab help
Hi,

I added a task to run every minute to crontab:

Code:
* * * * * /usr/bin/task

But I get this error message:

Code:
Your "cron" job on system
/usr/bin/task

produced the following output:

! could not obtain latest contract for PID 23476: No such process Mon Jul 25 10:49:02 2011

Any ideas?
# 2  
Old 07-25-2011
What is task? Is that a script or a binary? Is it missing some environment? Cron is not having a problem - task is having that.
There are many things you have to take account for when using cron. Check this out:
https://www.unix.com/answers-frequent...n-crontab.html
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# 3  
Old 07-25-2011
Hi, task is an expect script.
# 4  
Old 07-25-2011
I have to correct my former statement that cron is not having a problem. It could be that cron is the culprit though. What OS are you using?
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# 5  
Old 07-25-2011
I'm using Solaris
# 6  
Old 07-25-2011
I have no Solaris at hand but it could be a problem with an older version of cron/Solaris anyway. Found this on Google:
OpenSolaris Forums : contract error ...

Maybe patching/updating your OS could resolve the problem. Else I can move this post here to the Solaris sub forum, if you like.
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# 7  
Old 07-25-2011
Hi,

I think that like you provided solves my problem. I get this error when I log into the system, I cant access my home folder for some reason.

Code:
No directory! Logging it with home=/

 
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