Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:22:00 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: crontab question involving cvsup Message-ID: <4197CC094B90018DA9D16E82@utd49554.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <200408260007.26659.krinklyfig@spymac.com> References: <200408260007.26659.krinklyfig@spymac.com>
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--On Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:07:26 AM -0700 Joshua Tinnin <krinklyfig@spymac.com> wrote: > OK, I have searched the archives, and I can't find that my question has > been answered previously, but please forgive me if that's incorrect. > > I'm using (or rather trying to use) cron to update my ports tree daily. > I've tried several different combinations without success, and lately > this is what I have in my crontab file: > > /usr/local/bin/cvsup -g -L 2 /home/krinklyfig/supfiles/ports-supfile > && /usr/local/bin/portindex && /usr/local/sbin/portsdb -u > > It runs as root once a day. What appears to be happening is that the > cvsup is happening, but portindex is not, and because of the latter > portsdb -u doesn't either. The reason I know cvsup is working is > because portindex indicates that the ports tree has been updated if I > run it manually later, but running portversion before manually running > portindex will not indicate any changes. The cron log doesn't show > anything but the commands being executed. So, my question is: is this > type of command valid, or should each command be separate? Or is it not > working for some other reason? > Just out of curiosity, why would you use cron rather than /etc/periodic/daily? Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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