Re: [COMP] crontab reports...

> i have to run a ping script every 20 minutes, but the thing keeps sending
> reports.... at 3 per hour my mailbox is filling rapidly
> any idea how i do this in my crontab file?
> these are the options set
> run-parts /etc/cron.kotnet
> (i deleted --report already, no luck)

'man crontab' looks like your best bet.  I'm not sure exactly what you're
asking here, but if you're trying to keep the results from being mailed to
you outright, just have the output of the job sent to /dev/null.  'crontab
-e' to edit your crontab.

...

For the non-Linux users in the crowd: There's been quite a bit of discussion
over the past few days about Linux, and hardly anything regarding Windows.
COMP's popularity points have apparently dropped a bit, as there's been
quite a trend of people unsubscribing from the list.  I just wanted to let
everyone know that ALL questions are still (as always) welcomed, Windows and
Linux alike.

And for anyone who didn't know, 'cron' is a utility similar to the Task
Scheduler in Windows.  It allows you to run specific tasks at specific
times, and have the ouput printed to a file or emailed to you.  It's very
powerful, and a very useful system management tool.  The crontab is the file
that keeps track of all your cron jobs, and 'crontab -e' is one of the
commands you can issue to edit your crontab.  Sweet, eh? :)

John


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