Shell script in cron.daily ;Where does the log go ?

jeepescu · 12-03-2007, 03:40 PM

So I have this rsync script in cron.daily.
The script works, but I am wondering, where does my log go ?
I was not able to find it, is there a problem with the permissions ?
Is there a place where I can check cron logs ?

My script looks something like this:
rsync -hrvzt --delete --stats /home/bob /media/backup >rsync.log

Any ideas ?
I am just curious, I think if I provide a full path for rsync.log it will put it where I want, but if I don't, where will it end ?

Thanks in advance

jailbait · 12-03-2007, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepescu

So I have this rsync script in cron.daily.
The script works, but I am wondering, where does my log go ?
I was not able to find it, is there a problem with the permissions ?
Is there a place where I can check cron logs ?

My script looks something like this:
rsync -hrvzt --delete --stats /home/bob /media/backup >rsync.log

Any ideas ?
I am just curious, I think if I provide a full path for rsync.log it will put it where I want, but if I don't, where will it end ?

Thanks in advance

I am not sure but I think that it might be the HOME directory of the user who made the cron entry. I suggest that you use the find command to see if you can find any stray rsync.log commands:

find / -iname "*rsync.log*" | less

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David1357 · 12-03-2007, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepescu

I think if I provide a full path for rsync.log it will put it where I want, but if I don't, where will it end?

You should use a full path for your log. Put it in "/var/log" if you want to be "standard".

If you don't provide a full path, your "rsync.log" file will go in the working directory of the cron job. This is probably in "/etc/init.d", since that is where the script to start the cron daemon is. The only exception to this would be if cron changed directory after starting.