Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:30:38 -0700 (PDT) From: eirini <renas13@yahoo.com> To: Markus Kovero <markus.kovero@multiwise.fi> Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: crontab-smb probs Message-ID: <20051020113038.12003.qmail@web31101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <4356562D.8090209@multiwise.fi>
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>>It will not start! I edit it with crontab -e and added >>the line >>*/5 * * * * root /usr/local/www/mrtg/run.sh with vi >>editor. > > >afaik, you don't define user who runs that crontab >there, so remove >"root" and say crontab -e as root when you want toedit >it and you >should be ok. Thank you dear friend. I did the changes you told me. So, I did remove "root" and say crontab -e as root but nothing changed. it kept sending mail saying that it cannot find mrtg directory...BUT there is one.. I also copied the run.sh scritp to the parent folder. and now crontab -l gives: */5 * * * * /usr/local/www/run.sh and i get now THIS mail: >N 1 root@BSD.e-global.gr Thu Oct 20 12:35 23/874 "Cron <root@BSD> /usr/local/www/run.sh" & Message 1: >From root@BSD.BSD.org Thu Oct 20 12:35:00 2005 Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:35:00 +0300 (EEST) From: root@BSD.BSD.org (Cron Daemon) To: root@BSD.BSD.org Subject: Cron <root@BSD> /usr/local/www/run.sh X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh> X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/root> X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin> X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root> X-Cron-Env: <USER=root> env: mrtg: No such file or directory I also checked the /etc/crontab and there is nothing more than the default in there, as well as /usr/src/crontab. Any suggestions? Spen __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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