Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:02:54 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Strange periodic problem Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK3B56i2xG%2BPeMmQvrRpiRG5EHiMhPE=OhJRmjZcVAXo8A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <99E0408A95C01319659D7EFF@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> References: <99E0408A95C01319659D7EFF@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local>
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On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 9:51 PM, Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> wrote: > I wrote a script to do database backups. It worked well, so I copied it to > another server. I had to alter it, because the db was too big to send > through email, so it creates the backup, removes the previous days and then > sends email to me notifying me that it ran. Except, it doesn't work. > > And I have no idea why. > > The periodic script is executable. > # ls -lsa /etc/periodic/daily/220.dbbackup > 2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 37 Oct 19 12:31 /etc/periodic/daily/220.dbback > up > > The script calls sh to run the actual script. > # cat /etc/periodic/daily/220.dbbackup > #!/bin/sh > /usr/local/bin/dbbackup.sh > > Periodic.conf enables the script. > # grep dbbackup /etc/periodic.conf > daily_dbbackup_enable="YES" > > The script itself is executable. > # ls -lsa /usr/local/bin/dbbackup.sh > 2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 446 Oct 11 23:40 /usr/local/bin/dbbackup.sh > > The script runs manually, and I get the email. > # /usr/local/bin/dbbackup.sh > rm: /usr/home/pauls/102217.alldb.sql: No such file or directory > > (The previous backup doesn't exist, because the script isn't running > daily.) > > What have I missed? > Does the cron log indicate entry ran? -- Adam
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