Questions tagged [cron]
cron is a task scheduler based on clock time that runs on Linux-based machines.
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Ansible playbook runs from user, but not from crontab
I have a weird behavior on a crontab job I'm trying to run using Ansible's playbook.
First of all, I have similar crontab's lines using Ansible playbooks that works perfectly, so the issue is either ...
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Updating SSL Certs with PKCS12 or PEM via Bash Script
I currently have my pi-hole setup to request an SSL cert from ZeroSSL using Acme.sh, this works quite well.
I then have to cat the two cert and key files into one, and then relaunch the lighttpd ...
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Unable to get sudo to work in script when using cron
Environment: RHEL7.9
Access: No root access. I have sudo access to some commands (no password)
Issue: my personal crontab calls a script with sudo, sudo isn't working.
I have a script.sh that calls ...
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Why does cron log to auth.log every 30 minutes?
I have a virtual machine running Ubuntu with these cron settings, four jobs running once a day:
10 6 * * * cd $HOME/...
30 4 * * * mongodump ...
30 4 * * * . .bashrc && ...
10 4 * * * cd $HOME/...
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How to shut down and start up Debian server on a preset schedule?
I have a basic home server running Debian 11, which I am using to self-host a few things. I would like to set it up, so that it does not run during the night. Basically, I am doing this out of noise ...
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Debian cron cannot find /var/backups after accidentally moving /var
I'm dumb and accidentally moved everything in /var to a subdirectory of the root directory. I realized my mistake and moved it back, but now I'm getting this weird error mailed to me every morning:
/...
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How do I find all php binary path's on a linux server?
A server has multiple php custom versions, which were installed with ISPConfig 3.
I am trying to find the path to each version so I can run a cron with the specific binary.
I have tried the following ...
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Delete all directories on a ftp folder except ones I list cronjob?
Is there any way for me to delete all folders in a given ftp folder using a cronjob, and the deleted files are folders older than x hours, with a few specific folders that are not deleted that I ...
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ssh commands in cron jobs on remote server
It is known that cron and ssh-agent do not communicate and hence ssh commands cannot be trivially run under cron. There are solutions involving keychain etc that make it possible to do this. However ...
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How to start bash script which is activating screen with the python program via cron?
I'm trying to start this bash script via cron which activate python virtual enviroment and then put python program in the screen to work while the server is running since it's a bot
This is a bash ...
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Execute sudo command in cronjob (vestacp/ubuntu)
Is it possible to add cron command like "sudo systemctl restart exim4"? Usually in cronjob's list there's a path to the execution file, but looks like vestacp has list of other commands ...
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cronjob for Optimus Cache Prime (OCP)
For Optimus Cache Prime (OCP) https://patrickmn.com/projects/ocp/
I have to make a cronjob.
The say that is has to be : ./ocp /home/patrick/sitemap.xml
but what do i place before ./ocp
because for the ...
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Linux backup to local NAS using Anacrontab and Rsnapshot?
I've set up a backup of my Linux machine to a local NAS storage which is attached to a local network switch.
My anacrontab is set-up to do daily backup every 1 day, weekly every 7 days, and monthly ...
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crontab -e: crontabs: No such file or directory
I am trying to set up a cron job in my user crontab on a debian 11 image on a VPS.
But I have issues and cannot open crontab:
flo@debian-2gb:~$ crontab -e
crontabs: No such file or directory
flo@...
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Cronjob not working properly when run as scheduled
This file is placed in /etc/cron.weekly/ :
#!/bin/sh
# For syncing some files with OneDrive
# Assumes that the sync target is set up as OneDrive:Syncs in rclone
if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ]; then
exec ...
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Additional crontab stored in a git repository
I have an app that has some functionalities that are scheduled via crontab.
Is there any way for me to keep these crontab-launched commands in a git repository, and at the same time add them to the ...
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Check if file crontab runs
I've set up crontab tasks to be executed every min.
* * * * * sudo /usr/bin/php /root/scrapers/terra_plf/terra_swap_api.php
I see its log in var/log/syslog file:
Jan 3 15:14:01 clearthefog CRON[...
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Setting $DISPLAY with cron
I've been trying to get my screen to lock every half hour, and thus far it hasn't been effective, as cron (or technically my client, cronie) throws errors and does nothing. Errors below (sourced from ...
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Crontab task does not work, Linux, Debian
At a Debian server I've set a crontab task using crontab -e with the following content:
*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/php /root/scrapers/terra_plf/terra_swap_api.php
Why doesn't it work?
When I run the same ...
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"/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: redirection unexpected" in crontab's outputs
In crontab I have this job script :
0 5 * * * /home/user/job_h.bash > /home/user/log_h.log > 2&1
where the job_h.bash contains :
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
source /home/user/pyenv/test/bin/...
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Cron files copied directly into /var/spool/cron/crontabs do not execute
Copying a crontab file directly into /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> does not schedule the job for execution.
crontab -l shows the file contents, so cron is at least somewhat aware of it. ...
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`run-one-constantly` not working as expected
I am running a script that monitors a directory for incoming file which must be processed as fast as possible. To avoid downtime if the script crashes, I used a cronjob calling run-one <script> ...
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Understanding how pgrep determines process IDs
I'm currently refactoring a script that works well if executed in terminal directly but exits early due to a process check if executed from crontab. This early termination is caused by code using a ps ...
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The rust file is not working as I `cargo run` with crontab
I type sudo -i to proceed to edit commands of crontab.
I've written the following line inside the file of crontab.
@reboot cd /home/username/superuser && cargo run;
The following content is ...
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CPanel cron job - taking UK's DST into account
Is there a way to take the UK's daylight savings time (GMT vs BST) into account when setting up a cron job in cPanel (hosted with GoDaddy if it makes any difference)?
I doubt it, and it's not ...
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Script in crontab only partially executed
My scenario:
I've some python scripts on a raspberry pi. They behave like a service, they run forever without exiting and process signals. They are meant to run in the background, writing some values ...
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Why is my script running if run with cli but not with crontab?
On WSL Ubuntu 20.04 I have two scripts (one sh and one python) that run perfectly if I launch them with bash, but not with cron.
The second (python) script is supposed to run just if the first (bash) ...
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getting .sh file to run in cron
I wrote test.sh file to get to run helloworld.py every minute.
test.sh is the following:
#!/bin/sh
python3 helloworld.py
I ran chmod +x /home/blackwidow/Desktop/test.sh in the command as well to make ...
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How do I stop a currently running cron job executing wget?
I added a cron job to prime the cache of my website. The command is:
cd crawler && wget --recursive --no-parent --domains=example.com --level=inf --reject css,js,png,jpg,mp4,psd,pdf --delete-...
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use part of a flag file name as parameter for encrypting a file
I have a program that creates a flag file that looks like this SendPaysource.66169592. There is also a corresponding data file that looks like this WSPGLOBAL.PAYMENTS.ISO20022_PAIN_01Ver3.66169592.xml
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Ubuntu - Crontab seems to be running my script but not actually doing anything?
Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS Bionic
sudo crontab -e
*/5 * * * * /bin/bash -c '/root/checker.sh'
checker.sh
#!/bin/bash
if ! (systemctl is-active varken.service)
then
/bin/bash -c 'service varken start'
fi
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How to modify content in a constantly changing file using bash and cron job?
I have several log files that are continously updated at different times. I'm trying to write a bash script to mask or remove email addresses in the log files as the files are updated. A cron job will ...
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Execute a command on filesystem event based scheduling
I'm in an attemp of keeping my files ordered and traceable under linux.
As you know many issues present: cdate is not mantained, every other dates are modified with every copy, results are piles of ...
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Mac mount smb share and cronjob
Hey there maybe somebody can please help me there are 2 things I would like to achieve.
I have a script file that I want to run once a week automatically.
I have 2 questions for that:
In the script I ...
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rm -rf no longer deletes folder in cron job
I wrote a program that writes a large number of small files to a temporary directory, then, via a call from within the program, deletes the temporary directory. This program is called via a user-...
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Use git to track changes to repo very often
I write a lot of org-mode notes in several files in a git repo. I want to be able to use git log -p to support two types of queries:
See what I wrote on a given date, or a given range of dates.
Find ...
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Stopping and Starting systemctl Service via Cron job
So I have created a service on my Raspberry Pi 3 using the method described here.
I can stop and start the service from a Terminal session easily enough, and the service starts at boot.
However I ...
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How can I use a cron job to execute a script inside a chroot?
I have a Synology NAS 213j with many limitations due to its armel architecture. Via entware-ng I have a chroot with debian stretch running on it, which at least let me do a few more things. Now I ...
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Speedtest-CLI Cron Job Not Working
Cron job is setup as:
*/15 * * * * speedtest >> /home/pi/speedtest.log
The speedtest script is:
#!/bin/sh
speedtest-cli --csv >> /home/pi/speedtest.log
That uses Speedtest-CLI. The job ...
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Why did my default crontab editor change?
I have an Amazon Linux instance I have been using for years as a web server. It's been awhile since I've logged in. Today I logged in and noticed the default crontab editor has been changed from ...
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bash script is not running
I have a Flask project running inside a kali vm, the webapp is running fine but I would like to run it at boot to be able to test it from another vm
created a .sh script
echo "Starting Flask ...
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"/usr/sbin/shutdown now" not working in crontab in WSL in win10
Recently I started using win10 and WSL.
I want to let crontab run the following command.
/usr/sbin/shutdown now
But it's not working even the command works in Linux OS (I checked it already).
The ...
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Bad number error on boolean variable
I am running a script as a cron job on my company's TrueNAS box for backing up data to a synology Box located offsite. I am using a series of rsync commands which they are completed susccesfully ...
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Failure to change my desktop background via crontab
I have a shell script called test.sh:
#!/bin/sh
touch /home/me/testing.txt
/usr/bin/gsettings set org.gnome....
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How do I test existence of two mounts in cron before proceeding with rsync?
I have two mounts, in ubuntu, (one of which is a finicky windows share I'm backing up), and to prevent messes, I'd like to check mount existence of both, before the next step. I tried:
if grep -qs '...
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Anacron running daily tasks hourly instead of daily
I have Anacron set up to run a backup daily, weekly and monthly. The monthly seems okay, but the daily and the weekly are running roughly every half hour every day!
Here is my /etc/anacrontab
# /etc/...
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Can't figure out why a cron job isn't working
I have an odd situation where I have a cron job set up to execute a shell file once a day, and based on the syslog the cron job IS being called as intended, and by the proper user that should be ...
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Crontab not logging to file
I have the following cronjob:
@reboot /usr/local/bin/python3.9 /home/pi/push_bullet/push_bullet_socket.py >> /var/log/push_bullet_socket.py.log 2>&1
It's the only thing on my crontab. ...
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Thunderbird/Outlook if mail not received last 24 hours
I have some routine emails that are sent every day, they are automatically going in some folders.
However, if I don't receive the mail in the last 24 hours I want to have an alert, in thunderbird or ...
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Ubuntu: Environment variables set in .bashrc but not being used in cron?
I have set some environ varibales in .bashrc but they end up as None when the script is run by cron. When I run it using python3 it works perfectly.
Set the variables:
nano .bashrc
.bashrc
export NBB=...
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