Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:32:52 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Strange periodic problem Message-ID: <18B2B9253D99A3E5D84E661D@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> In-Reply-To: <4E78133D6588A3580F02D8D1@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> References: <99E0408A95C01319659D7EFF@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <CA%2BtpaK3B56i2xG%2BPeMmQvrRpiRG5EHiMhPE=OhJRmjZcVAXo8A@mail.gmail.com> <4E78133D6588A3580F02D8D1@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local>
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--On October 24, 2017 at 12:10:39 AM -0500 Paul Schmehl=20 <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> wrote: > --On October 23, 2017 at 11:02:54 PM -0500 Adam Vande More > <amvandemore@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 9:51 PM, Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I wrote a script to do database backups. It worked well, so I copied it >> to another server. I had to alter it, because the db was too big to send >> through email, so it creates the backup, removes the previous days and >> then sends email to me notifying me that it ran. Except, it doesn't = work. >> >> And I have no idea why. >> >> The periodic script is executable. >># ls -lsa /etc/periodic/daily/220.dbbackup >> 2 -rwxr-xr-x=C2=A0 1 root=C2=A0 wheel=C2=A0 37 Oct 19 12:31 >> /etc/periodic/daily/220.dbbackup >> >> The script calls sh to run the actual script. >># cat /etc/periodic/daily/220.dbbackup >># !/bin/sh >> /usr/local/bin/dbbackup.sh >> >> Periodic.conf enables the script. >># grep dbbackup /etc/periodic.conf >> daily_dbbackup_enable=3D"YES" >> >> The script itself is executable. >># ls -lsa /usr/local/bin/dbbackup.sh >> 2 -rwxr-xr-x=C2=A0 1 root=C2=A0 wheel=C2=A0 446 Oct 11 23:40 >> /usr/local/bin/dbbackup.sh >> >> The script runs manually, and I get the email. >># /usr/local/bin/dbbackup.sh >> rm: /usr/home/pauls/102217.alldb.sql: No such file or directory >> >> (The previous backup doesn't exist, because the script isn't running >> daily.) >> >> What have I missed? >> >> >> >> Does the cron log indicate entry ran? > > No. But that was a really good question, because now that I look at it > *none* of the periodic scripts are running. Strange. > This is incorrect. I've confirmed that the jobs are running, but there is=20 no entry in /var/log/cron for any of them, which seems strange. I'll have to investigate further. Paul Schmehl, Retired
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