Alan Gauld wrote:
> "shawn bright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
>
>> messenger (gaim) all night if i didn't. i have a cron script that
>> checks the
>> hour of day, if later than x pm. does
>> os.system("/etc/init.d/network stop")
>> os.system("chmod a-x /etc/init.d/network") ( so that a reboot
>> doesn't
>> override it )
>>
>
> Whilst this is a Python list it might not always be the best solution.
> In the case above a shell script is probably better since all you are
> doing is calling shell commands.
>
As my dear old dad would say, "There's a right tool for every job, and
it's almost never vise grips."
:-)
(What do you call vise grips in the UK? Vise-grips is a trademarked name
in the US, but has become a general term for locking pliers. See:
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/jhtml/detail.jhtml?prodId=IrwinProd100300)
> I assume your cron is run as root?
>
> Alan G
>
>
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