I've never seen this syntax before: */5 (from line: */5 * * * * root perl /home/sites/sa/cgi-bin/test.pl)
Is that legal?! -J --- "Mike(mickako)Blezien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Remove the "root per" form the command line > > Max Hugen wrote: > > > > I have a simple perl script which I can run from the command line in the > > form: > > perl test.pl > > > > I am trying to run this from Cron every 5 minutes, but being as unfamilair > > with Cron as with Perl, I having problems - the cron job does not seem to > > run. My entry in /etc/crontab is: > > */5 * * * * root perl /home/sites/sa/cgi-bin/test.pl > > > > If anyone could suggest what I'm doing wrong, I'd most appreciate it! > > > > Thanks, Max Hugen > > Australia > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Mike(mickalo)Blezien > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Thunder Rain Internet Publishing > Providing Internet Solutions that work! > http://www.thunder-rain.com > Tel: 1(985)902-8484 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
