Hi All,

I am new for shell script i have prepared the script
& when i run the script manually
./printer_script.sh it will send me the list of disable printer
now when I set it on cron it didn't send any email but it cron is run in every two min it i have check the cron logs Please let me know where i have made a mistake

Mar 19 17:16:01 SERVERcrond[27771]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:18:01 SERVERcrond[1624]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:20:01 SERVERcrond[8044]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:22:01 SERVERcrond[14760]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:24:01 SERVERcrond[21080]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:26:01 SERVERcrond[27415]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:28:01 SERVERcrond[1286]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:30:01 SERVERcrond[7742]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:32:01 SERVERcrond[14428]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:34:01 SERVERcrond[20746]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:36:01 SERVERcrond[27115]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:38:01 SERVERcrond[987]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:40:01 SERVERcrond[7371]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)
Mar 19 17:42:01 SERVERcrond[14135]: (root) CMD (/home/pantd/printer_script.sh)

cron entry
###check the printer status#######
*/2 * * * * /home/pantd/printer_script.sh



#!/bin/sh
#This script is designed to check the status of a printer
#if printer is disable it will send email to the DL to enable the printer
############# Variable
set -vx
dt=`uptime;date;uname -n`
DR=`lpstat -p |egrep -i "disabled|Enabled" > /home/pantd/printerstatus.txt`
SR=`cat /home/pantd/printerstatus.txt |grep -i "disabled" > /home/pantd/Printer_Disabled.txt`
if [ -z $SR ]
then
mutt -a /home/pantd/Printer_Disabled.txt -s "Printer is disabled Please check status & enabled it" unix@test.com -c admin@test.com < /dev/null
else
echo "printer is enabled" "$dt" > /home/pantd/printer_enable.txt
fi
[pantd@server ~]$

For any commands you want to use, such as uptime, date, uname, lpstat, etc. etc. you may need to use the full path to the command instead of just the command name.

Add after set -vx:

export PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"

Hi All

Thanks for the suggestion
I have RHEL4 so might be that's reason

i have made the modification but not able to succeed now i am checking with mail command & that send me the logs in print format but i am looking report in attachment in txt format


/bin/mail -s "Printer is disabled" unix@test.com < /home/pantd/Printer_Disabled.txt

i am trying mailx also but that doesn't work

mailx -s "Printer status" -a home/pantd/Printer_Disabled.txt unix@test.com< /dev/null