to run crontab

sjumma · #1 (**permalink**) 11-04-04, 17:03

here are 2 script file that i need to run through crontab every day at 1 am
file name verscript, ver1script

What should be contained in my crontab file this

0 1 * * * /usr/viis/conf/./verscript
0 1 * * * /usr/viis/conf/./ver1script

or

0 1 * * * ./ usr/viis/conf/verscript
0 1 * * * ./ usr/viis/conf/ver1script

vgersh99 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-04-04, 18:00

doing 'man crontab' yields:

Quote:

crontab Entry Format
A crontab file consists of lines of six fields each. The
fields are separated by spaces or tabs. The first five are
integer patterns that specify the following:

minute (0-59),
hour (0-23),
day of the month (1-31),
month of the year (1-12),
day of the week (0-6 with 0=Sunday).

Each of these patterns may be either an asterisk (meaning
all legal values) or a list of elements separated by commas.
An element is either a number or two numbers separated by a
minus sign (meaning an inclusive range). Note that the
specification of days may be made by two fields (day of the
month and day of the week). Both are adhered to if specified
as a list of elements. See EXAMPLES.

LKBrwn_DBA · #3 (**permalink**) 11-05-04, 08:51

This:

Code:

0 1 * * * /usr/viis/conf/verscript
0 1 * * * /usr/viis/conf/ver1script

sjumma · #4 (**permalink**) 11-05-04, 09:09

I have tried the above code does not work

i did crontab -e type in the code, do i need to do anything after that

LKBrwn_DBA · #5 (**permalink**) 11-05-04, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjumma

I have tried the above code does not work
i did crontab -e type in the code, do i need to do anything after that

1) Are your scripts executable (chmod +x ver*)?
2) Are you setting the environment variables (like with .profile)?
3) Try executing like this:

Code:

0 1 * * * /usr/viis/conf/verscript >/tmp/verscript.log
0 1 * * * /usr/viis/conf/ver1script >/tmp/ver1script.log

...and check out what the /tmp/ver*.logs say.

sjumma · #6 (**permalink**) 11-05-04, 16:48

i have given chmod 777 to both verscript and ver1script

both are ksh script which outputs a ver1copy.bat and vercopy.bat

they are in /usr/viis/conf

but still does not run

LKBrwn_DBA · #7 (**permalink**) 11-08-04, 08:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjumma

i have given chmod 777 to both verscript and ver1script
both are ksh script which outputs a ver1copy.bat and vercopy.bat
they are in /usr/viis/conf
but still does not run

Did you try the #3 format i suggested?
What is in the /tmp/vercopy.log files?
Do your scripts begin with: #!/bin/ksh ?
What is this '.bat', are you using windows OS?

sjumma · #8 (**permalink**) 11-08-04, 09:58

Did you try the #3 format i suggested?
I tried your 3 format did not work

What is in the /tmp/vercopy.log files?
I did not see the log file i had forwarded to ie > /usr/viis/conf/test

What is this '.bat', are you using windows OS?
.bat file is the out put of my verscript which i will later from a window machine get it via an ftp

Do your scripts begin with: #!/bin/ksh ?
Yes it does so i tried using
0 1 * * * /bin/ksh /usr/viis/conf/verscript

/bin/ksh for directory where my korn shell is supposed to be

at this moment i thing crontab is not set up fine

sjumma · #9 (**permalink**) 11-08-04, 09:59

Did you try the #3 format i suggested?
I tried your 3 format did not work

What is in the /tmp/vercopy.log files?
I did not see the log file i had forwarded to ie > /usr/viis/conf/test

What is this '.bat', are you using windows OS?
.bat file is the out put of my verscript which i will later from a window machine get it via an ftp

Do your scripts begin with: #!/bin/ksh ?
Yes it does so i tried using
0 1 * * * /bin/ksh /usr/viis/conf/verscript

/bin/ksh for directory where my korn shell is supposed to be

at this moment i thing crontab is not set up fine

any help will be appreciated
i tried with
* * * * * echo `date`

did not work either

TimoV · #10 (**permalink**) 11-08-04, 11:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjumma

Did you try the #3 format i suggested?
i tried with
* * * * * echo `date`
did not work either

That command isn't going to work cause it has nowhere to output the DATE to. Change it so
* * * * * date > /tmp/date.tmp

Then every minute the /tmp/date.tmp should be refreshed with the current date and time.

sjumma · #11 (**permalink**) 11-08-04, 11:35

Got it yes the output has to be a file
i taught it was taking default

Thanks guys aprreciated

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