On Sat, 27 Jun 2015, adamn...@gmail.com wrote: > This is driving me insane! > > How can I tell at runtime if the executable was invoked manually by a user or > automatically by a scheduler, e.g. cron, anacron, at etc. > > Can't use the process userid as it may have been invoked as a user cron job. > I am sure I have done this at least a gazillion times before.... but today???? >
*Maybe* examine the parent PID and look behind the symlink /proc/<ppid>/exe? I didn't test it though and I don't know how many names there are for (ana)cron, at, etc. on different distributions. Another idea would be, if that's possible, to introduce a command line option to your program and require the user to set it iff the program is started by such a daemon. Regards, Tobi -- "There's an old saying: Don't change anything... ever!" -- Mr. Monk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
