I need help with crontabs - GoFuckYourself.com

GiantGnome · 05-03-2005, 08:21 PM

I am trying to set up something to update every six hours.

Is this right?
Minute Hour Day Month Weekday
0 */6 * * *

Command
/home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --main

Im getting this error in my email.
bin/sh: line 1: /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi:
No such file or directory

Thank you in advance

sacX · 05-03-2005, 08:27 PM

./home/username? you substituted in your username right?

nonetheless the path looks wrong.

JFPdude · 05-03-2005, 08:30 PM

* 0,6,12,18 * * * /bin/sh /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi

V_RocKs · 05-03-2005, 08:31 PM

That is a 6hour update yes

GiantGnome · 05-03-2005, 08:58 PM

Thank you everyone. Yes sacX /home/username is part of the path.

JFPdude, thank you but where do you come up with /bin/sh? Not that I doubt you, its just I havent read anything about that. I guess thats why its not working.

Thank you V_RocKs. so the numbers are right but the command to run is wrong?

JFPdude · 05-03-2005, 09:04 PM

actually you may need to change the /bin/sh to something else but the correct syntax is:

1 2 3 4 5 commandtorun /path/to/file

1 = minutes
2 = hours
3 = day of month
4 = month
5 = day of week 1=monday - 7=sunday

actually by default if you need /bun/sh to run your file you don't need to put the /bin/sh in there but if you want another program to run the file you need to put the command in. IE: wget

swedguy · 05-03-2005, 09:05 PM

ls -l /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi

Does it find the file if you do that?

JFPdude · 05-03-2005, 09:20 PM

on most servers /home is really /usr/home and sometimes cron won't run unless you make the path /usr/home/blah blah

GiantGnome · 05-03-2005, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swedguy

ls -l /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi

Does it find the file if you do that?

It found it when I did crontab -l in SSH

JFPdude · 05-03-2005, 09:24 PM

that only lists your crontabs ..

ls -l /path/to/your/script should find the script

GiantGnome · 05-03-2005, 09:44 PM

Quote:

ls -l /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi
Does it find the file if you do that?

No such file or directory

Quote:

that only lists your crontabs ..
ls -l /path/to/your/script should find the script

No such file or directory.

Thanks anyway guys. Ill just sit and wait for host to get back to me.
Maybe my icq isnt working.

Oops forget the host. I just remembered dont dont do script help.

JFPdude · 05-03-2005, 09:58 PM

hit me up 44-33-144 If you have ssh I'll figure out for you

GiantGnome · 05-03-2005, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFPdude

hit me up 44-33-144 If you have ssh I'll figure out for you

Thank you. I just added you

GiantGnome · 05-03-2005, 10:49 PM

Thanks again JFPdude!

05-03-2005, 08:21 PM	#1
GiantGnome Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 4,344	I need help with crontabs I am trying to set up something to update every six hours. Is this right? Minute Hour Day Month Weekday 0 /6 * * Command /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --main Im getting this error in my email. bin/sh: line 1: /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi: No such file or directory Thank you in advance __________________ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-Darth Vader

05-03-2005, 08:27 PM	#2
sacX Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,998	./home/username? you substituted in your username right? nonetheless the path looks wrong. __________________ Have Asian Language Traffic?

05-03-2005, 08:58 PM	#5
GiantGnome Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 4,344	Thank you everyone. Yes sacX /home/username is part of the path. JFPdude, thank you but where do you come up with /bin/sh? Not that I doubt you, its just I havent read anything about that. I guess thats why its not working. Thank you V_RocKs. so the numbers are right but the command to run is wrong? __________________ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-Darth Vader

05-03-2005, 10:49 PM	#14
GiantGnome Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 4,344	Thanks again JFPdude! __________________ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-Darth Vader

05-03-2005, 08:30 PM	#3
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	* 0,6,12,18 * * * /bin/sh /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi

05-03-2005, 08:31 PM	#4
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,409	That is a 6hour update yes

05-03-2005, 09:04 PM	#6
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	actually you may need to change the /bin/sh to something else but the correct syntax is: 1 2 3 4 5 commandtorun /path/to/file 1 = minutes 2 = hours 3 = day of month 4 = month 5 = day of week 1=monday - 7=sunday actually by default if you need /bun/sh to run your file you don't need to put the /bin/sh in there but if you want another program to run the file you need to put the command in. IE: wget

05-03-2005, 09:05 PM	#7
swedguy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,981	ls -l /home/username/public_html/hornygnome.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi Does it find the file if you do that?

05-03-2005, 09:20 PM	#8
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	on most servers /home is really /usr/home and sometimes cron won't run unless you make the path /usr/home/blah blah

05-03-2005, 09:24 PM	#10
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	that only lists your crontabs .. ls -l /path/to/your/script should find the script

05-03-2005, 09:58 PM	#12
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	hit me up 44-33-144 If you have ssh I'll figure out for you