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HostGladiator · 05-15-2006, 06:32 PM

I've been trying to get this damn thing installed on my server with putty SSH client for the last 8 hours and it keeps telling me this: "bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.txt" :2: "bad minute" errors in crontab file, can't install.

Here is the file that i've been using:
# Rebuild pages once per day, selecting new galleries from the database
00 8 * * * /bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --build-with-new

# Rebuild pages every 20 minutes, only resorting them
0,20,40 * * * * /bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --build

I've played with the minutes by changing them to 0 and 01 for the first line and tried 20 and 20,40 for the second line.

Anyone have any suggestions, maybe somethings screwed up in my commands? Any help would be appreciated..

HostGladiator · 05-15-2006, 07:09 PM

Bumpity Bump

Spudstr · 05-15-2006, 07:13 PM

try..
* 8 * * * /bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --build-with-new

HostGladiator · 05-15-2006, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spudstr

try..
* 8 * * * /bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --build-with-new

Tried that one too.

babsy · 05-15-2006, 08:05 PM

how are you editing it? crontab -e?

mrthumbs · 05-15-2006, 08:07 PM

* 8 * * * /bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --build-with-new

should def. work. Maybe the --build-with-new is causing trouble?

babsy · 05-15-2006, 08:13 PM

also, is the cgi set to 755? if the file isn't set to allow execute permissions for the user running the cron, that may cause unexpected and unusual behaviour.

woj · 05-15-2006, 08:14 PM

you probably need full path too...

Lycanthrope · 05-15-2006, 08:18 PM

TGP Rotator?

Everything looks fine except for maybe your paths.

Depending on how your server is set up, it should be something like

/home/account/domain.com/cgi-bin/...

or

/home/account/public_html/cgi-bin/... etc.

you need the absolute path to the file to run.

HostGladiator · 05-15-2006, 09:08 PM

Thanks for the replies. It was my path name, i didn't put the /home/account/ in front of the domain/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi
All fixed now though...

thanks again

05-15-2006, 06:32 PM	#1
HostGladiator Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 816	Any Cron Guru's Around That Can Give Some Advice? I've been trying to get this damn thing installed on my server with putty SSH client for the last 8 hours and it keeps telling me this: "bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.txt" :2: "bad minute" errors in crontab file, can't install. Here is the file that i've been using: # Rebuild pages once per day, selecting new galleries from the database 00 8 * * * /bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --build-with-new # Rebuild pages every 20 minutes, only resorting them 0,20,40 * * * * /bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --build I've played with the minutes by changing them to 0 and 01 for the first line and tried 20 and 20,40 for the second line. Anyone have any suggestions, maybe somethings screwed up in my commands? Any help would be appreciated.. __________________ HostGladiator- For All Your Hosting Needs! Linux Virtual Hosting, Budget VPS, Premium VPS and Dedicated Server Hosting 24/7/365 Support- [email protected]

05-15-2006, 07:09 PM	#2
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05-15-2006, 07:13 PM	#3
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05-15-2006, 08:13 PM	#7
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05-15-2006, 08:07 PM	#6
mrthumbs salad tossing sig guy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: mrthumbs*gmail.com Posts: 11,702	* 8 * * * /bigjaysbabes.com/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi --build-with-new should def. work. Maybe the --build-with-new is causing trouble?

05-15-2006, 08:14 PM	#8
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05-15-2006, 08:18 PM	#9
Lycanthrope Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,517	TGP Rotator? Everything looks fine except for maybe your paths. Depending on how your server is set up, it should be something like /home/account/domain.com/cgi-bin/... or /home/account/public_html/cgi-bin/... etc. you need the absolute path to the file to run. __________________

05-15-2006, 09:08 PM	#10
HostGladiator Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 816	Thanks for the replies. It was my path name, i didn't put the /home/account/ in front of the domain/cgi-bin/tgp/cron.cgi All fixed now though... thanks again __________________ HostGladiator- For All Your Hosting Needs! Linux Virtual Hosting, Budget VPS, Premium VPS and Dedicated Server Hosting 24/7/365 Support- [email protected]