Hallo, I think the right way is to add logging into the script with all details for debug and and monitoring. Ralf
Von meinem iPhone gesendet > Am 15.11.2019 um 18:55 schrieb John Horne <john.ho...@plymouth.ac.uk>: > > Hello, > > In trying to resolve a problem with a cron job, we can see when the job starts > by looking in the /var/log/cron log file. However, I was asked if when the job > ends could also be logged. (It seems to be something that crops up every so > often over the years.) > > I found on the 'net this article > https://serverfault.com/questions/248915/crontab-is-there-any-log-with-begin-and-end-time > > which mentions a loglevel (-L) option, and by setting this to 2 it will log > when a cron job ends. It sounds great, and just what we could use. The > downside > is that there seems to be no such option anymore. The article is several years > old but the users says they are using anacron. Checking on both a CentOS 7 and > Fedora 31 system, which both use cronie-anacron, I could find no mention of > any > loglevel. > > Does anyone know what happened to this option (why it was removed)? It would > seem to be useful, but removed at some time. > > > > Thanks, > > John. > > -- > John Horne | Senior Operations Analyst | Technology and Information Services > University of Plymouth | Drake Circus | Plymouth | Devon | PL4 8AA | UK > ________________________________ > [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/images/email_footer.gif]<http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/worldclass> > > This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for the > use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended > recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the information > contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have > received this email in error please let the sender know immediately and > delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not necessarily secure. > While we take every care, University of Plymouth accepts no responsibility > for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their > attachments. University of Plymouth does not accept responsibility for any > changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments > constitutes an order for goods or services unless accompanied by an official > order form. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
