Re: Edit crontab to set schedule..

Hi E, @ 11:35:17 PM on 4/9/2001, E K L wrote: > I tried to edit the crontab file in this directory /etc to set > schedule to run some programs. Are you talking about /etc/cron.allow and /etc/cron.deny? If cron.allow exists, your login has to be there. If cron.deny exists, your login must not be in there. To add a cronjob, you need to use: shell> crontab -e Instead of editing the files directly. > But, i failed to do so as the schedule doesn't work. I'm asking if > anybody can help me to solve the problem. Below are the information: cron should be logging to a file somewhere. Locate that file and check it out. > command written: > 10 11 * * * root lynx -dump http://192.168.0.1/try1.php What is 'root' in the above for? It may be different on different systems, but this is typically the format: # minute hour mday month wday command And at the top, the PATH should be set. Either a) lynx has to be somewhere within your $PATH, or b) you must give the full path to lynx. > and i have this in mailbox when the scheduling failed: your terminal > lacks the ability to clear the screen or position the cursor Try: [all on one line] /path/to/lynx -dump http://192.168.0.1/try1.php > /full/path/to/output.txt [/all on one line] -Brian -- PGP is spoken here: 0xE4D0C7C8 Please do not carbon copy me on list replies.