From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 18:59:26 2007 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F89416A421 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:59:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnslinky@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.181]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A526613C48E for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:59:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnslinky@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id u77so1136464pyb for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:59:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=LlbugJwL2xvgdQW9KJ5sXsF4w72G7puXLXe8cv08Z31RYuKAnevKAPxPA9O0tZBVFLT9RPyex5j/JI9xbIS002lqhVRNnL0+FH75PESBpvJ6VC2Pr6N3PCjwlY4jbEAyUVdtlYUwx++DmEwQOQwxxRqCcTvpDolORof8wsEOpvI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=aEXqp/cPhBveJZYjYKZYMhZhXky3myNqDDY+UJOtVbA9KGFLpH7WHbdxP9kSqEOa9vxf4Y72rZ2sujwLX7OgB6DUctFK/MtZKfNrzCT1wRU2cKbgZKy5PeZJakjruyWyOee2L6z+44mwAXFgC/tfTitfn7fKqbP+f6uSnZN+tYo= Received: by 10.35.49.1 with SMTP id b1mr2424392pyk.1187895564326; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:59:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?10.0.0.14? ( [74.95.66.25]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w38sm3316972pyg.2007.08.23.11.59.17 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:59:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <015401c7e5b6$24b77580$180ca8c0@arm.synisys.com> References: <015401c7e5b6$24b77580$180ca8c0@arm.synisys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <665F72C1-5495-4BD3-98E4-F687FB7B7BDA@gmail.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Eric Crist <mnslinky@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:59:09 -0500 To: "Narek Gharibyan" <ngharibyan@arm.synisys.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Cc: questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: load script at bootup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:59:26 -0000 On Aug 23, 2007, at 1:48 PMAug 23, 2007, Narek Gharibyan wrote: > #!/bin/sh > > Ping -Dc 3600 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx | tail -4 >>/root/stat && date >> / > root/stat > && echo "===========================" >> /root/stat > > > > I wrote this script for collecting ping statistic (after I email to > a group > the stat file). > > 1. how can I run this at startup You can use cron with an entry similar to: @reboot /path/to/script.sh This will work as long as your script has the execute bit set for the user trying to run it. > 2. how can I restart this script after 3600 counts down You can use something like sleep, or you can schedule, again using cron, the script to run every 3600 seconds. An entry such as: 0 * * * * /path/to/script.sh This will re-run your script every hour, on the hour. > 3. Is there a program, script or any way more appropriate to track the > packet loss and ping availability.? I would recommend using some nrpe module you write for nagios and/or cacti to monitor and even graph this information. > Thank you in advance No problem! ----- Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks