How do I set up a cron job? And how do I set the frequency? -Paul Rodr�guez On 19 Sep 2001 16:03:52 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > Giving direct root access without password protection to a user is a very bad > thing. A possible solution would be to use kdesu, which prompts for the root > password when it is run. To use it, prefix your command in the icon properties > with "kdesu -c". > > Another possible solution could be to set up the commands as a > regularly-occurring cron job. That way, the connection is renewed at regular > intervals (perhaps every ten minutes). I have a similar setup to renew my cable > modem's DHCP lease and it works well. > > On 18 Sep 2001 23:13:03 -0400, Paul Rodr�guez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's the way it is set up now. I wanted an icon to reset the network > status in case the connection fails (allways a possibillity) without > having to restart the computer. > > > > -Paul Rodr�guez > > -- > Sridhar Dhanapalan. > "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: > LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." > -- Jeremy S. Anderson > > > ------------=_1001021477-779-516 > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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