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manu_leo
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 Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:03 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] Not able to run jobs from cron using root account. |
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Hi Experts, I have cron setup on my server. I am not sure as to why the jobs are not able to run. Below are the jobs, status for the crond and the /var/log/cron messages.
| Quote: | crontab -l
01 * * * * /bin/echo "Hello" |
| Quote: | /etc/init.d/crond status
crond (pid 4903) is running...
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| Quote: | vim /var/log/cron-20141229
Dec 29 07:23:05 localhost crond[2448]: (CRON) STARTUP (1.4.4)
Dec 29 07:23:06 localhost crond[2448]: (CRON) INFO (running with inotify support)
Dec 29 07:30:01 localhost CROND[2732]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec 29 07:40:01 localhost CROND[2751]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec 29 07:50:01 localhost CROND[2770]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec 29 08:00:01 localhost CROND[2789]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec 29 08:01:01 localhost CROND[2793]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
Dec 29 08:01:01 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.hourly)[2793]: starting 0anacron
Dec 29 08:01:02 localhost anacron[2804]: Anacron started on 2014-12-29
Dec 29 08:01:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.hourly)[2806]: finished 0anacron
Dec 29 08:01:02 localhost anacron[2804]: Will run job `cron.daily' in 24 min.
Dec 29 08:01:02 localhost anacron[2804]: Jobs will be executed sequentially
Dec 29 08:01:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.hourly)[2793]: starting mcelog.cron
Dec 29 08:01:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.hourly)[2814]: finished mcelog.cron
Dec 29 08:10:01 localhost CROND[2832]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec 29 08:20:01 localhost CROND[2852]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost anacron[2804]: Job `cron.daily' started
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2861]: starting 00webalizer
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2868]: finished 00webalizer
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2861]: starting certwatch
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2861]: starting 00webalizer
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2868]: finished 00webalizer
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2861]: starting certwatch
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2879]: finished certwatch
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2861]: starting cups
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2886]: finished cups
Dec 29 08:25:02 localhost run-parts(/etc/cron.daily)[2861]: starting logrotate
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eccerr0r
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| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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What are you expecting your test to do?
Write the word "Hello" a minute after the hour every hour to stdout which will go to the bitbucket or dead letter if you don't have sendmail running?
You can also add files in /etc/cron.(*) directory to run the script $1 (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly).
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manu_leo
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:01 am Post subject: |
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Hi , thanks for looking into this.
Actually I was trying to test the cron as someone reported that it is not working. I corrected the syntax and re-directed the 0/p to a file. It was actually working.
Appreciate all your help. |
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