[mrtg] Re: MRTG / Linux / cron

[Tim Schuh]

An easier way to do this under Linux is:

0-59/5 * * * * /apps/mrtg-2.8.8/mrtgsched

Check /var/log/cron to see what might be going on with your entries.

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Tim Schuh
Network Systems
Verio Central


Neil Calvert wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I recently ported mrtg over to Linux (redhat 6.0) and so far it's working good. The only fly in the ointment is getting cron to work. I have created a script which calls all the config files and things I need, and when run manually, this works fine. 
> 
> However when I tried using crontab to add it to the user crontab file, it accepts the file but doesn't appear to run when required. The crontab listing is below : 
> 
> [mrtguser at noclin mrtg-2.8.8]$ crontab -l
> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
> # (/tmp/crontab.4118 installed on Tue Sep 14 18:16:32 1999)
> # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $)
> 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * /apps/mrtg-2.8.8/mrtgsched
> 
> The aim is to have cron run the mrtgsched script every five minutes. The script itself specifies all config files and binaries by their fully qualified paths so I don't think it's a path related issue. Besides, there isn't any mail being sent to the mrtg user - I understand cron would send a mail if it has problems running the file.
> 
> Has anyone experienced any similar issues and if so, how did they fix them?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Neil
> 
> 

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