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08-31-2017 03:05 AM
08-31-2017 03:05 AM
tcpdump in cron runs only for 1 minute
We created an entry in cron of RHEL 6.5 to run tcpdump fro 30 minutes:
0 12 * * * /usr/bin/nohup tcpdump -ttt -vvv -s 65535 -i bond0 -w /tmp/bond0.pcap &
30 12 * * * killall -15 tcpdump
The tcpdump runs but only for 1 minute.
We tried adding TMOUT:
0 12 * * * TMOUT=0; /usr/bin/nohup tcpdump -ttt -vvv -s 65535 -i bond0 - w /tmp/bond0.pcap &
But still runs only for 1 minute.
Any idea will be appreciated.
Thanks
Noel
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10-19-2017 03:30 AM
10-19-2017 03:30 AM
Re: tcpdump in cron runs only for 1 minute
When you use "nohup" that way, there should be a "nohup.out" file in the user's home directorey after running that cron job - and since tcpdump must normally be run as root, the file is probably /root/nohup.out.
What does that file say? Are there any error messages?
The -ttt and -vvv options are not necessary if you're using the -w option to write the actual dump into a file.
The TMOUT timeout applies only for interactive shells waiting for input, so it has no effect when a non-interactive session (=the one started by cron) is running tcpdump.