On Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 07:21:43PM +0200, Christian Kastner wrote: > On 01/-10/-28163 08:59 PM, Christian Andretzky wrote: > > Hi, > > until now we are using a /etc/crontab file which has some lines like the > > following: > > > > */10 * * * * root test -x /name/of/the/script && /name/of/the/script > > > > In the past I had 2 ways If I don't want the script running: > > > > - I could remove the 'x' attribute from the (existing) script > > and > > - I could remove (or not install) the script on the machine. > > > > Now the second way does no longer work.
The second way still works, but now generates a log in cron. If you want to
avoid the log in cron you should have this instead:
*/10 * * * * root test ! -x /name/of/the/script || /name/of/the/script
This way the exit value is 0 either if:
- the script does not exist
- the script returns OK
If the script exists but does not work OK it will not return 0 and you will
get an error logged by cron.
Regards
Javier
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