Does anything show up in /var/log/cron? This should at least show an entry if cron trys to run the job.
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Melin Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Cron question It is not firing.... I'm not sure if I have the syntax correct to have it run every 3 min 1-59/3 * * * * cd /home/statmon ; status.sh 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null If I understand this correctly Minutes 1-59, every three minutes, is what I am asking it to do.... I used the crontab -e {username} per your suggestion, but it appears to have changed nothing. David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED] e.net> To Sent by: Linux on [email protected] 390 Port cc <[EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU> Subject Re: Cron question 02/10/2005 08:56 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU> > and if I read this right, I needed to fire off crontab -u > {userid} to make > it work... Usually, you use 'crontab -e' to create the entry, and that installs all the right magic. Is it just not firing, or ??? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
