Date: 19 Jan 2006 09:19:26 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> Cc: Liste FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cron script redirection (probably stderr problem ?) Message-ID: <44fynkqp01.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <6F61FBCF-8AC8-4EEF-935F-BEF1EF0E56CF@todoo.biz> References: <6F61FBCF-8AC8-4EEF-935F-BEF1EF0E56CF@todoo.biz>
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bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> writes: > Hello, > > I am using a little cron script to update my server that calls > "portsnap". Once this is done there is another piece of script that > tells me which port(s) is to be updated with a simple call to a > script that mainly execute portversion -l "<" and mail me the output > of the command. > > > There is one little problem with that script : > > Cron mails me (root) each time this output (probably because it comes > from standerr ?) : > > > [Updating the portsdb <format:bdb1_btree> in /usr/ports ... - 14011 > > port entries found > > ......... 1000.........2000.........3000.........4000.........5000.........6000. ........ 7000.........8000.........9000.........10000.........11000.........120 > > 00.........13000.........14000 ..... done] > > > The cron script is executed as follow : > > 0 3 * * * /usr/local/sbin/portsnap cron && /usr/local/sbin/portsnap - > I update && /root/src/upgrade.sh > /var/log/upgrade.log > > > I've tried to add a 2>&1 at the end of the script : > > 0 3 * * * /usr/local/sbin/portsnap cron && /usr/local/sbin/portsnap - > I update && /root/src/upgrade.sh > /var/log/upgrade.log 2>&1 > > > But this does not seem to change my problem. That should work, assuming the output comes from the stderr of /root/src/upgrade.sh. I even tested the syntax to make sure I wasn't just confused by my lack of coffee this morning... -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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