This does not specifically address your question, but I think this is actually the answer you wanted:
http://www.linux-tutorial.info/cgi-bin/display.pl?266&0&0&0&3 regards, jimmo On Thursday 27 June 2002 01:39, Jim Reimer wrote: > I have a script run by cron once every half hour which > gets a RADAR image, does some manipulation on the file, > and stores it. It's been running fine for a few weeks > now. > > However, when I got home from work today, the computer > was *very* sluggish, and 'ps' showed many many instances > of both the script and 'giftopnm' (one of the programs > used in the script). I don't know what went wrong, but > giftopnm was hanging and not allowing the script to > complete. > > So - is there any way to limit the amount of time a > cronjob (or any other job) can live? -- --------------------------------------- "Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others thing you are." -- John Wooden --------------------------------------- Be sure to visit the Linux Tutorial: http://www.linux-tutorial.info --------------------------------------- NOTE: All messages sent to me in response to my posts to newsgroups or forums are subject to reposting. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
