On 14:58 06 Oct 2003, kent emia <kent-cdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | ok. i have to make a crontab to automate the connection of workstations | to the internet, using iptables there are certain times they are allow | and not... | | so i created a script files named | 'restoreConnection' and 'dropConnection' exucuting these files is not a | problem but when applying to the crontab is ... | | in the crontab when i will say | 30 8 * * * echo "test">cron.file | it will work but if followed by an iptable command | | 30 8 * * * echo "test">cron.file | 30 8 * * * iptables -F CUSTOMINPUT (this wont work) I would guess iptables isn't in your $PATH during cron. Cron's environment is quite spartan, and not what you have in your login shell. Do you get any error messages (eg in root's mail file)? Try: 30 8 * * * /sbin/iptables -F CUSTOMINPUT (this wont work) If that's ok then you know it's your $PATH, so set up the PATH variable, eg: PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin 30 8 * * * iptables -F CUSTOMINPUT (this wont work) and try it that way (note that we're back to plain "iptables" in the command name because the PATH should be good now). -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ The Tao that is seen Is not the true Tao, until You bring fresh toner. - Haiku Error Messages http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/chal/1998/02/10chal2.html -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
