> > 0-59/1 * * * * root /usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg >/dev/null 2>/dev/null > > > > > > On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:50:37 +0800 >> From: Ow Mun Heng <ow.mun.heng@xxxxxxx> >> Reply-To: Discussion of the Fedora Legacy Project >> <fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "Fedora-Legacy-List (E-mail)" <fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Output of Cron Clogging up my inbox. >> >> Hi Guys, >> >> I have a cron job made for running mrtg on my adsl connection >> at an interval of 1 minute apart. However, my ADSL conn is >> not 24/7 turned on. So.. during the times when my PC is on, and the ASDL >> isn't, cron still continues to run and since it can't find the ppp0 >> connection, >> it'll output the error at a rate of 1 email per minute and I end up >> with a clogged inbox. >> >> cron >> 0-59/1 * * * * root /usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg >> >> I know I should add a /dev/null somewhere, I tried >> >> >> 0-59/1 * * * * root /usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg 2 >&1 > /dev/null >> >> Both does not work. You can also set MAILTO in the cron script: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=3290 -- * The Digital Hermit http://www.digitalhermit.com * Unix and Linux Solutions kwan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
