crontab code to check oscam

[rraja83]

i created a simple script to check if oscam is running and if not start it..
now script runs ok manually..but when i put in crontab nothing happens...
i using code like this..
30 * * * * root /emu/script/./oscamcheck.sh >>/emu/log/oscamCheck.log 2>&1

my idea is to run it every 30 mins..
can anyone tell if it is correct because it is not doing anything i waited for hours and hours...

[mochaart]

Re: crontab code to check oscam

Hi,
I think it must be something with command to be executed. Just provide full path to the script and remove 'root' (if your intention was to put user name for which it should be executed).
The syntax for crontab file is

*    *    *    *    *  command to be executed
┬    ┬    ┬    ┬    ┬
│    │    │    │    │
│    │    │    │    │
│    │    │    │    └───── day of week (0 - 7) (Sunday=0 or 7)
│    │    │    └────────── month (1 - 12)
│    │    └─────────────── day of month (1 - 31)
│    └──────────────────── hour (0 - 23)
└───────────────────────── min (0 - 59)

[User1]

Re: crontab code to check oscam

How are you entering it into the crontab?

Have you tried the following?

telnet into the box

issue

contab -e

This will edit the root crontab file

Enter your job
and then write the file

Once back at prompt issue

contab -l

You should now see your job!

[mochaart]

Re: crontab code to check oscam

contab -e

This will edit the root crontab file

To be precise

crontab -e

will edit crontab table for logged user.
But by entering this

crontab -u <user name> -e

it's possible to edit provided user crontab table (as long as logged user has enough privileges set).

[User1]

Re: crontab code to check oscam

mochaart is correct.
Sorry silly typo error.

Have you tried this yet?

Also what box and image are you running this on?

[rraja83]

Re: crontab code to check oscam

i mate did you try this cron ?
and is working good?
regards

I was using it for debian linux server and yes it works...just change root to user name ur using..

[uttnls]

Re: crontab code to check oscam

i created a simple script to check if oscam is running and if not start it..
now script runs ok manually..but when i put in crontab nothing happens...
i using code like this..
30 * * * * root /emu/script/./oscamcheck.sh >>/emu/log/oscamCheck.log 2>&1

my idea is to run it every 30 mins..
can anyone tell if it is correct because it is not doing anything i waited for hours and hours...

The line in crontab is wrong, when you give a full path don't use the "."

This will be the correct command

30 * * * * root /emu/script/oscamcheck.sh >>/emu/log/oscamCheck.log 2>&1

@rraja83 Why are you misleading people, it will never work like that !

if still not working use full path to bash like this :

30 * * * * root /bin/bash /emu/script/oscamcheck.sh >> /emu/log/oscamCheck.log 2>&1