RE: (clug-talk) Crontab logging

[Curtis Sloan]

LOL!  That is definitely a cause for "automated deletion".   Unless crontab considers these messages "errors", I don't see how redirecting stderror will eliminate them.  But like I said, I'm a little out of my league 'cos I haven't worked with crontab.   Can you post the offending crontab entry?  I'm always willing to learn.  :-)   Curtis. -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Crontab logging >This might seem silly, but perhaps there are spaces in the crontab entry where there should be no spaces?  I don't know much about crontab, so I may be way off here.  But I guess it boils down to a question of syntax?   I think I was redirecting output, but not errors.   >I don't think log files are ever irrelevant, but then I like documentation.  ;-)   I'm getting ~300 messages per day telling me that there are no messages waiting in the queue.  That's 1000 over the weekend.  Or 10000 over the course of my rapidly approaching holidays.  I'd be lying if I even hinted that I'd read them.  This isn't really a log file, it's output from a scheduled job.   Kev.