[ALUG] Setting Crons on FreeBSD

[Ismail Settenda]

Hello's

*/*30 * * * *    /usr/local/bin/bash /etc/rsync.sh   -- * sounds about
right but your explanation there after kidogo seems inconsistent.

*/30 and 30 would mean the same thing for the first portion ....i.e. to run
every 30th minute of the hour or to run every 30 minutes result in the same
answer cause half of the hour is 30 mins but is very different use another
figure.

 */2*0 * * * * or  *2*0 * * * * the first now means *to run at intervals of
20 minute of the hour and *the second* to run at 20th minute of ever hour.
The first will run 3 times in an hour whereas the second will run only once
in an hour.

Now I would suspect your problem is more with the second portion of the
command (*am assuming you running this as root*).

* /usr/local/bin/bash ....two things ..can you confirm this is the right
path to the bash command by say*

*ls ** /usr/local/bin/bash*

*or do you really need it and re-write the cron command as :*

*/*30 * * * *   /etc/rsync.sh*
which is the same as
*30 * * * *   /etc/rsync.sh*

Additionally why not just use sh
*/*30 * * * *    /bin/sh /etc/rsync.sh*

Regards

--
Ismail

On 4 August 2015 at 17:45, Seta Magabe via Linux <linux at lists.habari.co.tz>
wrote:

> Oh yes do you have any errors or why don't you just send the output of it
> while running to see what's happening like pipe it somewhere  i am using
> this to get my daily pbx Report when ever something goes wrong i see it on
> my log file at the end "27 17 * * * root /bin/bash -l -c 'cd
> /var/log/asterisk/daily-pbx-report/ && (date && ./daily.sh) >>
> daily-script.log 2>&1' "
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Hamisi Jabe <administrator at banana.co.tz>
> wrote:
>
>> The start symbolizes every 20 minutes
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 04/08/2015 05:15 alasiri, Seta Magabe wrote:
>>
>> I think you should remove that star in the beginning of your command  try
>> this /*30 * * * *    /usr/local/bin/bash /etc/rsync.sh  *
>> and not */*30 * * * *    /usr/local/bin/bash /etc/rsync.sh*
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Hamisi Jabe via Linux <
>> linux at lists.habari.co.tz> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> Hope everyone is doing on fine,
>>>
>>> I am trying to set crons on Freebsd to run a script but its not
>>> executing though when i run the script directly it is running properlly
>>> from start to end
>>>
>>> Please help
>>>
>>> script directory   without the quotes        "*/etc/rsync.sh*"
>>>
>>> cron job command   without the quotes    "*/*30 * * * *
>>> /usr/local/bin/bash /etc/rsync.sh*"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any help please
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
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