Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 11:25:18 +0530 From: "Sunil Sunder Raj" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: cyberzone@odessos.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cron job Message-ID: <F13Pf3L9BGTuAyHsjCG000094eb@hotmail.com>
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Hi, In your script try giving the full path of all the commands you are using. Cheers SSR >From: "Martin Tsanov" <cyberzone@odessos.org> >To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >Subject: cron job >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:09:01 +0100 > >Hello > > I have a gateway with wireless interface wi0. From time to time it >hangs down >with the following log entry in /var/log/all.log > >Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC >Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: tx buffer allocation failed >Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear. >Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC >Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: mgmt. buffer allocation failed >Mar 28 22:20:42 morpheus /kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear. >Mar 28 22:21:42 morpheus /kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear. > > I tried the following script, placed as a crontab entry to reboot the >system: > >#!/bin/sh > >result=`fping 212.50.x.xxx|cut -b 17-21` >result1="alive" >if [ "$result1" = "$result" ]; then >echo $result >else >reboot >fi > >This script works as expected when envoked from the shell, but when placed >as th following crontab entry: > >*/10 * * * * root /root/reb (reb is the >script name) > >the system reboots regardless if 212.50.x.xxx is reachable or not. > >What is the difference??? And what am I doing wrong?? > >I'm tracking FreeBSD 4-STABLE and this is 4.8-RC FreeBSD 4.8-RC #0: > >Any help will be appreciated. > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Mobile, masti, magic! Cool ringtones & logos. http://www.msn.co.in/mobile/ Get noticed
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