On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 07:46:19AM -0500, Jerry wrote: > This is the actual code I am using in CRON: > > nice /usr/local/sbin/slapcat -f /usr/local/etc/openldap/slapd.conf -b > "dc=MyDomain,dc=net" -l usr/home/gerard/LDAP_Backup/MyDomain.net.ldif
Try running it under 'strace' so you can see what file it really tried to open. e.g. strace -o /tmp/slapcat-trace.`date +%Y%m%d%H%M` /usr/local/sbin/slapcat -f /usr/local/etc/openldap/slapd.conf -b "dc=MyDomain,dc=net" -l usr/home/gerard/LDAP_Backup/MyDomain.net.ldif > Originally, I had created a Bash script and had CRON call that script; > however, when things were not working as planned, I thought that might be the > problem. However, it does not appear to be so. > > Any ideas what I could be doing wrong? Remember, this only happens when there > has been several hours of inactivity; otherwise it works fine. Do any of the paths involved in the config go through NFS or automount points? Andrew -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | From Andrew Findlay, Skills 1st Ltd | | Consultant in large-scale systems, networks, and directory services | | http://www.skills-1st.co.uk/ +44 1628 782565 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------