[ALUG] Setting Crons on FreeBSD

Tue Aug 4 18:46:40 EAT 2015

Dear Ismail,

Let me try this

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

* and see the results

Actually when i check on the cron logs i see the below line

Aug  4 21:10:00 mx3 /usr/sbin/cron[13063]: (root) CMD ( ^Ibash 
/etc/rsync.sh)

but nothing is happening in really sense

Thanks*

*
On 04/08/2015 06:36 alasiri, Ismail Settenda via Linux wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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