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crontab on fedora core 6

I want to run php file every hour using cronjab 0 * * * * root /usr/bin/lynx -dump http://mydomain.com/weeklyreport.php I put this line in etc/crontab. I do not get any mail. Weeklyreport is to ...
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cron job email customization

I have a list of cronjobs where some executes daily and others execute very 15 minutes. I do want to receive an email for the ones executed daily, but wants email disabled for the ones executing every ...
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Privileged command as part of cronjob

I'm facing a weired problem on a unix-based machine. Here is the story: I have a personal username/password on a unix machine with limited privileges. Whenever I need to execute some commands I have ...
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How to schedule daily backup in MSSQL Server 2008 Web Edition

In MSSQL Management Studio I created a maintenance plan but it won't work Error is; "Message Executed as user: Administrator. Microsoft (R) SQL Server Execute Package Utility Version 10.0.1600.22 for ...
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Entering IT field with only hobby experience? [closed]

I can build computers, install servers, network mac, linux, and windows, build servers, do support etc. I do all of this at home/for friends/for hobbies. I have worked with computers every day since I ...
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Open source alternative to Autosys?

As an alternative to Autosys, what is the best open source job scheduler? This question is a bit subjective but I'm looking for something that is widely used in production environments, has a good ...
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Crontab Question

I'm using a Linux Enironment (Ubuntu 9.something). I used the following command: crontab -u myusername /home/myusername/test_cron_file Works great. When I check the spool folder, everything is as ...
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Powershell 2.0 : issue import-Module in a background job

I launch a script in backgroung using Start-Job command. In this script, I load a module using Import-Module. The job stay blocked in the running state at the Import-Module step. The same behaviour ...
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SQL Server Job system silently fails

We run numerous scheduled jobs using MS SQL 2005 job scheduler. Over the past few weeks, we've been witnessing that a running job will simply STOP and will not record any history in the Log File ...
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Backup Exec - One backup to two locations

We are running Backup Exec 11d (I know, I know... next year's budget). We'd like to set up backups to go to the current backup server, which hosts a tape drive, and to a remote server which has a ...
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Product Recommendation: Good job scheduler for windows servers?

Looking for a mostly-GUI tool that is low cost (less then $1k, but not required) and allows you to create scheduled tasks and jobs without writing vbscript, batch files, or powershell. Something ...
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How do you deal with bosses that think you're slacking off?

What do you do when your boss asks, "What the hell do you do all day anyway? Everything is always running fine..."? How do you best convey the value of your job as a sys admin? (No, leaving is not an ...