On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:19:10 -0700, David Fox wrote: >> Please take a look at the following cron task: >> >> * * * * * root ps -eaf | grep -E 'cdrecord.* -[dts]ao |cdrdao >> *write|growisofs.*speed=' > /dev/null || logger get executed. > > I'm not exactly sure why you want to do that - the five asterisks > mean run this command every minute of every day.
It is for testing. >> PS. I'm sure the PATH is setup properly in my cron, so cron can find ps >> & grep. > > cron runs in a restricted environment and doesn't (to my knowledge) > source $PATH from anywhere, so you need to explicitly add the paths > (i.e., /usr/bin/cdrecord) or run a shell script that sets those & then > runs your command. You are only partly true. FYI, I can invoke my own command from un-standard (ie weird) places without specifying path. -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
