Can anyone help me getting this cron to run?

dsotm · 05-14-2013, 01:04 AM

Code:

1,16,31,46 * * * * jinkle /home/jinkle/Projects/IP-Checker/ip-checker.py 1> /dev/null

I just want it to run every 15 minutes but can't figure out why it's not running

shivaa · 05-14-2013, 01:11 AM

How are you checking that it's running or not? You are discarding the std output, so instead send output to some other file, as:

Code:

1,16,31,46 * * * * jinkle /home/jinkle/Projects/IP-Checker/ip-checker.py 1> /path/to/output.txt

Also which distro you're using? You can also make an entry like:

Code:

*/15 * * * * jinkle /home/jinkle/Projects/IP-Checker/ip-checker.py 1> /path/to/output.txt

dsotm · 05-14-2013, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shivaa

How are you checking that it's running or not? You are discarding the std output, so instead send output to some other file, as:

Code:

1,16,31,46 * * * * jinkle /home/jinkle/Projects/IP-Checker/ip-checker.py 1> /path/to/output.txt

Also which distro you're using? You can also make an entry like:

Code:

*/15 * * * * jinkle /home/jinkle/Projects/IP-Checker/ip-checker.py 1> /path/to/output.txt

Slackware,

The script doesn't return any value, rather sends an email when my public IP has changed, would the /path/to/output.txt still provide any inside?

unSpawn · 05-14-2013, 01:17 AM

Isn't that what /var/log/cron and equivalent are for?

pan64 · 05-14-2013, 01:43 AM

noip.com has a ddns service, you can have a stable hostname which will follow your ip address. You can also download and setup their dynamic update client.