[mrtg] Re: Lockfile problem

[Jan Rockstedt [Datarutin Media]]

Hi Alex !

You are right it is not 15 min.

I found the problem.
Bug in Linux rh 6.2.

crontab -r didn't cleanup /etc/crontab

Jan Rockstedt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex van den Bogaerdt" <alex at slot.hollandcasino.nl>
To: <jan.rockstedt at datarutinmedia.se>
Cc: <mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 6:53 PM
Subject: [mrtg] Re: Lockfile problem


> 
> Jan Rockstedt wrote:
> 
> > I am running the mrtg every 5 min.
> > */5 * * * * mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg --logging /var/log/mrtg.log
> > 
> > Every 15 min. i get mail about a lockfile. "see below"
> 
> [edited: output from mail]
> > Wed Jul 18 16:00
> > Wed Jul 18 16:15
> > Wed Jul 18 16:25
> > Wed Jul 18 16:40
> > Wed Jul 18 16:50
> > Wed Jul 18 17:00
> > Wed Jul 18 17:15
> > Wed Jul 18 17:35
> > Wed Jul 18 17:45
> 
> These times are *not* every 15 minutes.
> 
> It seems you start MRTG twice.  Check the crontab file for root
> and the system crontab (/etc/crontab).
> 
> HTH,
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