cronjob running with rc=1

[boomer_2]

Hi guys,
this is my cron entry to run every minas a root for testing,but its not working........
* * * * * /usr/bin/top -n3 -d1 >> /var/adm/toplog/top.txt > /dev/null 2>&1

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

The job failed. return code 1 rc=1 means whatever the cron job tried to do failed to run.

I have a feeling it may be the syntax, try running it without the second > /dev/null.

I would do this:

/usr/contrib/bin/runtop

The script runtop can handle where the screen writes go.

SEP

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

are you shure you have write access to the output file /var/adm/toplog/top.txt ?
If not, an exit code <>0 would reflect that.

mfG Peter

[Pete Randall]

The other main reason why cron jobs fail is because they are executed with a very minimal environment: very few variables are set and your PATH is minimal. Make sure that any variables you are referring to in the script are set and that you either specify full path names or set an appropriate PATH.


Pete

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

Do you have write permissions to the directory --- '/var/adm/toplog'? Unless you are root, and then that's your problem.

Aside from that, you woun't capture any output with the multiple redirection of STDOUT. I think you want:

# /usr/bin/top -n3 -d1 >> /var/adm/toplog/top.txt 2>/dev/null

Regards!

...JRF...

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

If you are wanting to write top output to a file you can use the '-f filename' switch for top. If the file exists, the data will be appended.

Try this for your top command:

/usr/bin/top -n3 -d1 -f /var/adm/toplog/top.txt > /dev/null 2>&1

[boomer_2]

Ok guys,
I will try this out tomorrow...and let u know tomorrow...Only then points would be given....bye 4 now...