From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 20 15:19:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADDBF106566C for ; Tue, 20 May 2008 15:19:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1211727165.a25df2@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 540188FC22 for ; Tue, 20 May 2008 15:19:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1211727165.a25df2@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m4KEqmQN080293 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 20 May 2008 10:52:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1211727165.a25df2@skytracker.ca) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.13.8/8.14.1/Submit) id m4KEqj21080292 for questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 20 May 2008 10:52:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1211727165.a25df2@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1211727165.a25df2@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Tue, 20 May 2008 10:52:45 -0400 Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:52:45 -0400 To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080520145244.GA80129@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.1.12 (Macallan) From: David Banning X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on 3s1.com Cc: Subject: cvsup executed from crontab X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 15:19:59 -0000 I am using cvsup for backup, so I control both the client and the server. Works fine everytime stand-alone, but when I execute via crontab it appears to stall - then restart. Eventually there is so many copies of cvsup running at the same time it starts to bog down the client. I noticed in the man page there is the "-d 0" or "-1" option. Not sure if that will fix it - I just can't figure out why it works OK when executed manually as simply eg. "cvsup supfile" but stalls and starts anew when executed via crontab.