topic Re: crontab configutration in Operating System - HP-UX

crontab configutration

???_185 — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:57:42 GMT

I configured make_tape_recovery in crontab like this.
20 19 21 2 2 make_tape_recovery -Av &
but, it didn't work, why?

Re: crontab configutration

Sivakumar TS — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:46:55 GMT

Hi,

Always mention the OBSOLUTE PATH of the command to be executed in the crontab.

That could be the reason.

Regards,

Siva.

Re: crontab configutration

Adisuria Wangsadinata_1 — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:48:31 GMT

Hi ZungWon,

You need to create a file (eg. /usr/contrib/bin/make_ignite_master_tape.sh) with the contain of below :

/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -A -I -v -x inc_entire=/dev/vg00 -a /dev/rmt/
0mnb > /tmp/make_master_tape.out 2>&1

After that, put on the crontab :

20 19 21 2 2 /usr/contrib/bin/make_ignite_master_tape.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

Hope this information can help you.

Cheers,
AW

Re: crontab configutration

Arunvijai_4 — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:16:58 GMT

Hello,

You have to give full or absolute path in cron jobs just like, opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery

-Arun

Re: crontab configutration

Indira Aramandla — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:25:33 GMT

Hi Zungwon,

Cron does not run profile therefore you have to initialise the variables in the script. So You have to give full or absolute path in cron jobs.

IA

Re: crontab configutration

Muthukumar_5 — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:35:40 GMT

You've to setup PATH variable information in cron. Else simply use absolute path name.

20 19 21 2 2 /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -Av 1>/tmp/test.log 2>/tmp/test.err

It is good to have log files for tracking.

--
Muthu

Re: crontab configutration

Yogeeraj_1 — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:16:11 GMT

hi,

make sure that your script is working in isolation also.

if you find it OK then you can include it in you crontab.

kind regards
yogeeraj

Re: crontab configutration

Arturo Galbiati — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:42:13 GMT

Hi,
look at the files:
var/adm/cron/cron.allow
to see if you are an allow user
/var/adm/cron/cron.deny
to see if you are not a deny user
/var/adm/cron/log
to see which is teh poblem of your script.

probbaly it needs a absolute path. Remeber that crontab doens't load the .rpofile for teh user.

HTH,
Art

Re: crontab configutration

Ajitkumar Rane — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:50:53 GMT

Zungwon,

It is missing the absolute path as mentioned also no need of the "&" at the end. with an & i guess it wil run at a priority of 24. better put it in a script and mention the script name in the crontab, remember you need to be root to create the crontab to run that command.

Good Luck,

Ajit