On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 01:10:42PM -0700, Desmond Lee wrote:
> Just a couple more questions:
>
> The documentation
>
>(http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/custom-guide/cron-task.html)
> says the following:
> "To start the cron service, use the command /sbin/service crond st
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On 20-Aug-2002/13:37 -0700, Desmond Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi ANthony
>
>Thanks a bunch for your reply
No problem. You'll be in a position to help someone else sooner than you
think.
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>This is so cool. I tried it out and it
Hi ANthony
Thanks a bunch for your reply
>It would probably be best to put all the required commands into a script
>and just call the script using cron. Such a script might look like this:
>
>#!/bin/sh
>#
># Scan files for viruses and email a notice of the results.
>
># Who gets notified.
>[EMAI
Hi Javier
Thanks a bunch for your help.
>man is your friend. man 5 crontab says:
>
>"...cron(8) will look at MAILTO if it has any reason to send mail as a
>result
>of running commands in ``this'' crontab. If MAILTO is defined (and
>non-empty),
>mail is sent to the user so named. If MAILTO is
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On 20-Aug-2002/11:28 -0700, Desmond Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>What i'm trying to do is automate a virus scan and back up on some of the
>folders on my server. I'm really new at this so any help is much
>appreciated :)
>
>First off, to automate a
On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 11:28:34AM -0700, Desmond Lee wrote:
> First off, to automate a process i have to set it up in the /etc/crontab
> correct?
That's correct.
> Also, what do i do if i want the info to be sent to someone other that root
> when the virus scan and back up run?
man is your
Hi there
What i'm trying to do is automate a virus scan and back up on some of the
folders on my server. I'm really new at this so any help is much appreciated
:)
First off, to automate a process i have to set it up in the /etc/crontab
correct?
Also, what do i do if i want the info to be sen
