Help! Crontab makes me cry.. - GoFuckYourself.com

JD · 07-03-2006, 01:07 AM

I'm trying to install a smartthumbs cron and it's fagging out on me. Here's what I'm doing:

I SSH into my box

#crontab -e

* /2 * * * * /usr/bin/php -q
/var/www/sites/www.domain_censored.com/html/st/admin/cron.php -server 1 > /dev/null 2>&1

exit then I get an error:

Quote:

crontab: installing new crontab
"/tmp/crontab.D4YlWe/crontab":0: bad hour
errors in crontab file, can't install.
Do you want to retry the same edit?

anybody know wtf is going on?

OS = Debian if that means anything to anyone lol

MyNameIsNobody · 07-03-2006, 01:08 AM

sorry, I'm just here for the sig spot..

JD · 07-03-2006, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyNameIsNobody

sorry, I'm just here for the sig spot..

hurry up and get banned

baddog · 07-03-2006, 01:11 AM

DirectAdmin makes it so easy

JD · 07-03-2006, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baddog

DirectAdmin makes it so easy

HEY! That's fan fucking tastic! Too bad it has nothing to do with my question.

flashbang · 07-03-2006, 01:15 AM

*/2

not /2

and you have one too many *

or maybe you meant */2 * * * *

kuthi123 · 07-03-2006, 01:20 AM

you missed * it should be like */2 for every other hour

JD · 07-03-2006, 01:23 AM

I just tried

*/2 * * * /usr/bin/php -q /var/www/sites/www.domain_censored.com/html/st/admin/cron.php -server 1 > /dev/null 2>&1

and it's saying bad day of week

am i just fucking retarded?

baddog · 07-03-2006, 01:29 AM

maybe this will help

You can specifiy exact times using commas to separate them. eg: 1,2,3 (minutes 1,2 and 3)
You can specify spans using a dash. eg: 5-7 (minutes 5 to 7)
You can specify intervals using a star and a forward slash. eg: */2 (every 2nd minute)
You can combine them to create a more precise schedule. eg: 1,5,11-15,30-59/2 (minutes 1, 5, 11 to 15 and every 2nd minute between 30 and 59)
Note that there are no spaces

Tempest · 07-03-2006, 01:31 AM

Are you missing a >?

try:

* */2 * * * /usr/bin/php -q /var/www/sites/www.domain_censored.com/html/st/admin/cron.php -server 1>>/dev/null 2>&1

and maybe your OS needs it slightly different like

* 0-23/2 * * * /usr/bin/php -q /var/www/sites/www.domain_censored.com/html/st/admin/cron.php -server 1>>/dev/null 2>&1

How often did you want it to execute?

gooddomains · 07-03-2006, 01:36 AM

crontab is a bitch

JD · 07-03-2006, 01:40 AM

turns out I had the fucking syntax right after post #8.......fucking putty not being full screen had broken the lines into their own instead of keeping the shit on 1 line like I had typed it

thanks for all your help guys

much appreciated

studiocritic · 07-03-2006, 04:48 AM

grab securecrt.. putty sucks

PussyTeenies · 07-03-2006, 05:26 AM

spermy

Code:

#st pussyteenies
*/2 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /usr/local/apache/htdocs/pussyteenies.com/st/admin/cron.php -server 1 > /dev/null 2>&1
* * * * * /usr/bin/nice /usr/local/bin/php -q /usr/local/apache/htdocs/pussyteenies.com/st/admin/autocrop.php > /dev/null 2>&1
* * * * * /usr/bin/nice /usr/local/bin/php -q /usr/local/apache/htdocs/pussyteenies.com/st/admin/check.php > /dev/null 2>&1

Godsmack · 07-03-2006, 06:47 AM

thanks Bill

CIVMatt · 07-03-2006, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyNameIsNobody

sorry, I'm just here for the sig spot..

lol that made me laugh (and cry a little )

themanager · 07-03-2006, 06:50 AM

what a painful bite.

marketsmart · 07-03-2006, 07:07 AM

don't mind me, i'm just browsing...

Basic_man · 07-03-2006, 07:09 AM

Glad it's working now. If you have any template problem with ST, you can hit me up on ICQ (34916475). You can let me do all the template works for a little

Godsmack · 07-04-2006, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basic_man

Glad it's working now. If you have any template problem with ST, you can hit me up on ICQ (34916475). You can let me do all the template works for a little

Look under Tools/template maker

We added a template maker tool a long time ago :-) and it works :-)

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Tempest Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Coast, Canada. Posts: 10,217	Are you missing a >? try: * /2 * * /usr/bin/php -q /var/www/sites/www.domain_censored.com/html/st/admin/cron.php -server 1>>/dev/null 2>&1 and maybe your OS needs it slightly different like * 0-23/2 * * * /usr/bin/php -q /var/www/sites/www.domain_censored.com/html/st/admin/cron.php -server 1>>/dev/null 2>&1 How often did you want it to execute? Last edited by Tempest; 07-03-2006 at 01:33 AM..

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07-03-2006, 01:20 AM	#7
kuthi123 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,478	you missed * it should be like */2 for every other hour

07-03-2006, 01:23 AM	#8
JD Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22,651	I just tried /2 * * /usr/bin/php -q /var/www/sites/www.domain_censored.com/html/st/admin/cron.php -server 1 > /dev/null 2>&1 and it's saying bad day of week am i just fucking retarded? Last edited by JD; 07-03-2006 at 01:24 AM..

07-03-2006, 01:29 AM	#9
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	maybe this will help You can specifiy exact times using commas to separate them. eg: 1,2,3 (minutes 1,2 and 3) You can specify spans using a dash. eg: 5-7 (minutes 5 to 7) You can specify intervals using a star and a forward slash. eg: */2 (every 2nd minute) You can combine them to create a more precise schedule. eg: 1,5,11-15,30-59/2 (minutes 1, 5, 11 to 15 and every 2nd minute between 30 and 59) Note that there are no spaces

07-03-2006, 01:36 AM	#11
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07-03-2006, 01:40 AM	#12
JD Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22,651	turns out I had the fucking syntax right after post #8.......fucking putty not being full screen had broken the lines into their own instead of keeping the shit on 1 line like I had typed it thanks for all your help guys much appreciated

07-03-2006, 06:50 AM	#17
themanager Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: usa Posts: 508	what a painful bite.

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