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Dear All,

I created a small script to get the CPU, GIS usage etc automatically. However when i run this script manually its working , but when i run through cronjob i am not getting any output.

Can anyone please help me on this. I am using SuseLinux.

Thank you in advance.

Code:

#!/bin/sh
{
echo "#############################" >> /var/tmp/TOPUSAGE.csv
echo "" >>  /var/tmp/TOPUSAGE.csv
/bin/date  >> /var/tmp/TOPUSAGE.csv
/usr/bin/top -b -n 1 | egrep -E "Cpu|Mem|Swap|gis" >> /var/tmp/TOPUSAGE.csv
echo "" >>  /var/tmp/TOPUSAGE.csv
echo "#############################"
} >> /var/tmp/TOPUSAGE.csv

post your cron entry.

include the below line your script. for egrep also, use the full path.

Code:

export TERM=xterm

are you redirecting the stdout and stderr of cron ?

Hi,

You haven't included any error messages, however by the sounds of it there are problems with the cron environment.

You'll need to ensure that the environment is correct, the quick and dirty fix is to source your .profile, i.e.

Code:

source ${HOME}/.profile

that way the script will have access to your environmental variable.

You should have had any errors mailed to you, so you can check the mail or error logs.

Regards

Gull04