OK in a new Red Hat 8.0 we test crond , crontab, etc and all is ok, bat in
another one Red Hat 8.0 whith the same installation, hardware etc dont work.

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De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
nombre de Javier Gostling
Enviado el: jueves, 03 de julio de 2003 15:20
Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Asunto: Re: Red Hat 8.0 dont work mail at crontab


On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 11:40:49AM +0200, Vicente Calero wrote:
> At all versions before /red Hat 4.2 5.1 6.2 etc, when crontab run any
> command send a mail to de user, if user of crontab is root send to
> /var/spool/mail/root, so we can edit and show all about command executed.
> Now we are install Red Hat 8.0 and crontab only send mail if there are any
> error at run command.

Crond send all output from the program over e-mail. That has been so
since before I even knew UNIX existed.

>
> Example 1: run cp
>
> crontab -e
>
> 20 * * * * * cp /root/install.log /root/install.log.copy
>
> run ok the copy but dont send nothig to /var/spool/mail/root

Exactly, because cp does not print anything when it runs (unless there
is an error). Try adding the -v option to cp and you will get some
output on e-mail.

>
> Example 2: run cpp (this command dont exist)
>
> crontab -e
>
> 20 * * * * * cprr /root/install.log /root/install.log.copy
>
> dont run the command and  send  to /var/spool/mail/root telling this
command
> dont exist.

Correct as well, since cprr does not exist. Crond e-mails bot stdout and
stderr.

>
> Please Send me any solution, because we use crontab an mail to backup
> filesystems an show all is ok abount backup.

And just as a suggestion, do your tests as a regular user instead of as
root. It's safer.

Cheers,
--
Javier Gostling D.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


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