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Debian webserver - Crontab error (not running php script)
I've a webserver with several sites and I'm trying to run a script by crontab but it gives me a error (126 and 127)
My script is in:
/var/www/site1/script.php
When I run the command:
php ...
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mysqldump not working/running via cron job
I have a crontask which runs at 1am every morning and dumps all databases.
0 1 * * * /var/backups/dumpit.sh 2>&1>> /var/backups/dumpit.log
The dumpit.sh source:
#!/bin/bash
...
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2answers
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Run php script every 3 seconds
how can I set a cron job or a php script details to run a php script every 3 seconds between 11:30 PM and 12:30 AM (23:30 - 0:30)?
Thank you very much for your help
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2answers
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Start script.py after reboot as user xy in Debian Squeeze
How can i start a python script.py after a reboot as user xy in Debian Squeeze automatically?
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1answer
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Working from the prompt, but not from the cron job [duplicate]
I created a script which takes the IP configuration as input
ifconfig | /usr/bin/python "/home/michel/Python/sendIp.py"
When i type that in in the command prompt, the script gets executed well, and ...
1
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1answer
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Cronjob not working properly on debian
I'm trying to run a PHP script everyday at midnight, so my cron has the following entry
@daily /usr/bin/php /websites/xxz/misc/wU5HaFre.php
/websites/xxz/misc/wU5HaFre.php has 755 rights, so it's ...
0
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3answers
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crons are not working, but scripts are… any idea what is it?
I checked on internet , this might be a common problem, but I dont know how to solve it, all things that they said are not my case...
The cron is running, I checked, still, I have no log files (at ...
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5answers
71 views
Where to store custom php scripts called via cron
I want to move my php scripts out of the /var/www so that they are not accessible via a URL. But where is the most logical place to store these?
2
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2answers
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Runing perl Script using root cron told me “access denied”
This comes from here
Now it runs, but when i run it using the root crontab, it told me:
*tail: /var/log/backupeitor.log: file truncated
/bin/sh: /home/backup/scripts/backupeitor.pl: Permission ...
1
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2answers
101 views
libc segfault when running cron
I am trying to submit the job using drqueue's sendjob tool. When doing this from the terminal it works just fine. However, when doing this from cron, I get segmentation fault at libc (2.11.3-4). I ...
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1answer
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Optimizing DDNS service updates, currently updated every 5 minutes [closed]
I have a Raspberry PI, and I've setup a static local IP. I configured my router to redirect port 80 to raspi.
I use DDNS service from Hurricane Electric, and their instructions was to call this in a ...
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0answers
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cron exits, stops [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
php-cgi got SIGKILL on burst.net VPS?
On Debian Squeeze, cron stops running. /usr/sbin/cron isn't listed in the process list anymore and jobs aren't executed.
This is ...
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3answers
150 views
Debian crontab doesn't run scripts
I'm having problems with setting my crontab script to run. When I execute it manually it works. My crontab file looks like this:
17 13 1-31 * 1-7 ...
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1answer
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Cronjob to move files using keywords [closed]
What will be the right cronjob command to move files from x folder to y folder based on a file name keywords? i'm using Debian 6.0 squeeze, and kinda new to cronjobs.
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3answers
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Store Cron Jobs into a database
In order to build a system to maintain thousands of cron jobs on a Linux system, I'm facing the problem of being able to handle them in a scalable way. I need to use a database (I was thinking of ...
0
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1answer
189 views
How to execute cron through SSH terminal?
I've searched everywhere, but can't seem to find the answer. I'm trying to run this through Linux Debian SSH terminal
0 */5 * * * /var/www/test/cron.php
And of course there should be some keyword ...
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1answer
121 views
Cron and iptables [closed]
I am sorry. I have no understanding in server.
I am getting tired of ddoses from one person.
Basically I am asking how I can make a cron job that does:
netstat -anp |grep 'tcp\|udp' | awk '{print ...
3
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2answers
563 views
Why is my cron daemon is being killed every few minutes?
As of about a week ago, my cron daemon refuses to stay running. I'm using Debian 6 x64 on an OpenVZ virtual machine. Running something like pgrep cron shows that the daemon isn't running. I start the ...
1
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2answers
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cron task four hour later
I have this task in my crontab
0 14 * * * command
but in my /var/log/syslog, I have
Jun 21 19:00:01 debian-squeeze-base /USR/SBIN/CRON[12810]: (user) CMD (command)
why the task run 5 hours ...
0
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3answers
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cron script won't delete files? [closed]
I copied this from a blog entry, studied it, tweaked it a bit and more or less it works:
#!/bin/bash
GZ_DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
GZ_TIME=`date +%H`
BK_PATH=/mnt/usbbk/sql
...
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4answers
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cron jobs with the same execution time
Suppose I have several cron jobs set up to run at the same time: do they execute in parallel or just one after another?
(My case is Debian squeeze with cronjobs put inside /etc/cron.d/mycronjobs).
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1answer
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Debain cron help accessing a URL
The documentation says that I need to:
If your hosting account is on LINUX/UNIX system you can setup a CRON
job to point to this URL
http://yourUrlToThisScript.com/cron.php?cron=do&d=31
...
1
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2answers
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Manage cron to clear cached directories
What would be the best way to manage a cron job which deletes files from multiple locations every week?
When I say manage, I mean the different locations ideally this would work best in a MySQL ...
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3answers
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Cronjob working every 5 minutes, but not at a given specific time
I have a strange problem. Using Debian 6 and crontab -e (as root),the following cronjob works just fine:
*/5 * * * * bin/sh /root/backup
but it does not work if I set it to run at a specific time:
...
1
vote
2answers
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Cron not running commands as root
I have a file called /scripts/checkInternet and it contains:
#!/bin/bash
WGET="/usr/bin/wget"
rm /tmp/index.google
$WGET -q --tries=10
--timeout=5 http://www.google.com -O ...
2
votes
2answers
267 views
Crontab is failing every five minutes
One of my server (that is running Debian) is getting these error every 5 minute
CRON[28355]: (CRON) error (grandchild #28357 failed with exit status 1)
I can't figure out, where it comes from, so ...
0
votes
1answer
267 views
LDAP backup script only send email if error
I am using this script to backup the LDAP daily via cronjob. Is it possible to modify the script to only send a email if there has been an error.
Copy of email sent daily
* Create data directory: ...
0
votes
2answers
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cron doesn't execute it's commands
I created an own small server with Debian. Last night i updated it.
It created an error while generating the initrd and it didn't boot.
Today i booted from another filesystem and did dpkg --configure ...
2
votes
1answer
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What does the rm -rf recur do, when used in a cron?
I have a basic understanding of cron jobs, but I came across a tutorial today which recommends adding:
30 3 * * * wget http://www.mywebsite.com/bamboodir/index.php/recur
31 3 * * * rm -rf recur
...
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2answers
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Send weekly email with breakdown of hard disk space used/free
I would like a bash script that sends me a weekly email displaying the breakdown of disk space used based on a array of file list. Would this be possible using the df -h
Had a look on Google to find ...
0
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1answer
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gitosis crontab using public/private key pairs
I have a debian server (2.6.18-6-686, etch) set up with gitosis (0.2+20080825-2) installed. Everything works just fine, but my problem is that when I clone and pull any repository it requests the ...
0
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2answers
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How to make a minutely cronjob on debian?
How to make a minutely cronjob on debian?
Can someone help me?
The "action" should be "php /var/www/cronjob/index.php"
i have no idea!
0
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1answer
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Using a link to a crontab file located elsewhere than /etc/crontab (Debian)
I have an EC2 instance in AWS. As you know, if my instance crashes I lose all data located in the local EC2 hard drive. Of course I have an EBS for my data, but /etc is located in the ...
0
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3answers
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PHP-FASTCGI hangs with nginx, is there a better solution to this problem?
Currently I have a cron that restarts PHP-FASTCGI every 15 minutes but.....yea.
64 bit - Debian 5
nginx 0.6.32
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5answers
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Run Cron Every Hour Debian
How can I setup a cron job in debian to run a certain url once every hour. There`s no control panel or anything.
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2answers
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Weekly cron executing 2 times:
I have placed a .sh file that runs a php script weekly.
This script should run only once, but every sunday it runs at:
1:30 am
6:50 am
Any way to fix this?
OH CRAP
in the first email the user ...
2
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2answers
876 views
apache restarted/reloaded config by itself automatically, why?
in short:
running production webserver
tuesday: changed config (the change was erroneous, wrong syntax) but deliberately not restarted apache
apache restarted or reloaded config by itself today ...
2
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3answers
380 views
knowning how much time is left before cron weekly runs?
I am on debian 6.
Any way to see how many days are left before the cron weekly starts?
4
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4answers
745 views
Crontab definitions disappearing
I'm running a Debian server on EC2, and a few days ago my crontab definitions suddenly disappeared. Just vanished without provocation!
Any ideas what can be responsible for that? I don't suspect any ...
1
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2answers
401 views
executing a sh script from the cron
I have a test.sh script
#!/bin/sh
php /home/v/file.php
sh /root/x/some.sh
when I execute the file as root from command line it works.
sh /home/v/test.sh
when I set it to crontab -e (is the root ...
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2answers
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crontab not running at specific time, but runs every min
I want to run a cron job every day at 8:10pm.
10 20 * * * curl -s -o /dev/null http://www.domain.com/blah.php
however, it doesn't work.
If I try to run it every minutes:
* * * * * curl -s -o ...
0
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2answers
292 views
Not all cron jobs runs properly
I have the big strange trouble - yesterday i have 3 my cron jobs working properly. But today - only 2. And there is a problem - i have all cron jobs using php like this:
/usr/bin/php5 ...
2
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3answers
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cron+pam heavily spamming my logs
Two times every minute I get this in auth.log:
May 12 15:21:01 ruptai CRON[25303]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
May 12 15:21:01 ruptai CRON[25303]: ...
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11answers
2k views
Is it safe to run apt-get update every night?
Is it safe to run apt-get update -y through cron on a production server?
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2answers
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Crontab problem
under debian as a root (using su -)
First of all there is already a job inside the server (done by someone else), when I type
crontab -e
I get
# m h dom mon dow command
* * * * * sh ...
3
votes
6answers
4k views
Not all cron jobs in /etc/cron.daily are running
I have a Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 box (that cannot be upgraded) running 24x7. It has several jobs in /etc/cron.daily, including our backup scripts. I noticed several weeks ago that the backup script was ...
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5answers
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Why would anacron not be running?
I have a Ubuntu system that has anacron installed. However I'm pretty sure it's not running. It's not running the commands in /etc/cron.daily to rotate the syslog files (I'm using sysklog, which has ...
0
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3answers
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Cronjob executing multiple times at once
I have a cronjob similar to this:
*/1 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/root/test.py >> /home/root/spring.1
In test.py, I am just printing the current time. After few mins of observation, I see this in ...
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vote
2answers
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How to write this simple cronjob in Linux (Debian)?
I need assistance in getting a cronjob to run properly in Linux (Debian). (This is my first one).
I need a file to "run" once per hour a set number of times. I got this far:
crontab -e
no crontab ...
2
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3answers
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Init.d vs Cron - which to use?
I'm writing a silly little script to email people when a (Debian Lenny) server boots. Right now I've set it up as an init.d script using update-rc.d, but then I realized I could have just used cron ...
