creating crontab

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  • bhing
    New Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 43
    #1

    creating crontab

    hiya!!!
    i would like to know about crontab on where can we find the log file of it.. Or can we make a logfile for the scheduled jobs so that i will be able to know if it succeed or if not what is the errors occured while executing the command.. tnx for the time folks..
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    • michaelb
      Recognized Expert Contributor
      • Nov 2006
      • 534
      #2
      The location of the log is OS dependent, for example on Solaris this is usually /var/cron/log, while on Linux you need to look at /var/log/cron (and you may see older logs: /var/log/cron1, /var/cron/log2, etc)

      See the cron man page on your specific platform for more details.

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        • bhing
          New Member
          • Oct 2006
          • 43
          #3
          thnks for the reply... i really appreciate it...
          another question: does disabling anacron affect the crontab?

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            • michaelb
              Recognized Expert Contributor
              • Nov 2006
              • 534
              #4
              I don't think any anacron operations or settings should affect crontab or any jobs managed by crond. These are two independent facilities.
              You can verify this assumption with a practical test.

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                • bhing
                  New Member
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 43
                  #5
                  ok.. ive tried cron w/ disabled anacron.. and it still work..
                  my only problem now is to backup files remotely using cron.... tnx again

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