Hi debian-users, I wanted to run 'ntpdate' periodically via a cron script. However, I would prefer if the script would only run ntpdate if I am online (my dialup account), in order to avoid filling up my logs with 'can't find xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' messages. Is there something in /proc or a simple command that I could use to tell whether I'm dialed up? Currently I am simply running 'ifconfig ppp0' to see if I'm online, but that seems a little inelegant to me.
This is the line I'm using currently: 39 * * * * nobody /sbin/ifconfig ppp0 && /etc/init.d/ntpdate start Thanks, =wl -- Albert ``Willy'' Lee, Emacs user, game programmer "They call me CRAZY - just because I DARE to DREAM of a RACE of SUPERHUMAN MONSTERS!"
