Ankit, First, please configure whatever you use for mail to deal with plain text, not HTML, and tell it to use defaults, such as prefixing each line that you are replying to with a ">". Your replies are very unclear. Second, man cron, crontab(1), crontab(5) mark Ankit Mahawar wrote: > Hi > > Thanks > > How long does it run? Are you sure that one isn't running so long that > cron doesn't start the next? .. > > killed the process before scheduling the next .. > > Do you mean /, or /root/? Put an env statement in the script, and have > that print it to a file, then examine your paths. > > from /. > > > > Regards > Ankit > > > > > > From: m.roth@xxxxxxxxx > > To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" > <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 09/29/2011 06:50 PM > > Subject: Re: Query regarding cron jobs > > Sent by: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > Ankit Mahawar wrote: >> >> The script is getting executed a few times when scheduled through cron >> >> The probability of successful execution is 6/10. > > How long does it run? Are you sure that one isn't running so long that > cron doesn't start the next? > <snip> >> Are you using complete paths in your script? Your path in an >> interactive >> shell and the one supplied by cron may be different. >> >> Path is from the root dir. > > Do you mean /, or /root/? Put an env statement in the script, and have > that print it to a file, then examine your paths. > <snip> >> How can we print the entries in /etc/cron.d through commnad line as it >> not showing any entries crontab -l as the entry in /etc/cron.d is for >> root user . > > You clearly don't understand what we're asking/telling you. I've never > used cron.d; either I set up a cron job via crontab - and you can *allow* > or disallow any user from having a crontab, or it's in /etc/cron.hourly, > /etc/cron.daily, /etc/cron.weekly, or /etc/cron.monthly. > > mark "and the pipe sign - "|", means "or"" > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > =====-----=====-----===== > Notice: The information contained in this e-mail > message and/or attachments to it may contain > confidential or privileged information. If you are > not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the > information contained in this e-mail message > and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, > please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and > immediately and permanently delete the message > and any attachments. Thank you > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list