Hello Chris, Thursday, January 20, 2005, 3:52:18 PM, you wrote:
CB> Hi, CB> Best way is to run 'crontab -e' as the user you want to set the crontab CB> up for. You'll need to add that user to the 'cron' group in /etc/groups CB> before it allow you to do it, unless you do it as root. I'd already done that, added myself to the cron group. When I run crontab -e where do I put it? It want'sto save into a temp folder? CB> 10 */3 * * * wget -q -O /usr/share/xplanet/images/clouds_2000.jpg CB> http://www.wizabit.eclipse.co.uk/xplanet/files/local/clouds_2000.jpg So I wasn't for off, just got the source and destination the wrong way round... Oh yes, missed a -O as well. I have this in my /etc/crontab 10 */3 * * * wget -q -O /usr/share/xplanet/images/clouds_2000.jpg http://www.wizabit.eclipse.co.uk/xplanet/files/local/clouds_2000.jpg When I run it direct it works perfect, put it in crontab and it doesn't. Am I starting the cron daemon correct with "crontab /etc/crontab" ? -- Tony. The Bat! 3.0.2.10 Registered Linux user #316959 PGP Key http://www.theboomclan.com/pgp.txt http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=7037908
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