Re: Something More Than Cron
On Sat, 2010-02-13 at 04:47 -0700, Shane Hathaway wrote: > I'd like some suggestions for Unix/Linux software that does just a bit > more than our old standby, cron. I'd like: Are you looking for full-featured job scheduling software? Most is proprietary since usually only companies are interested, but here's one F/OSS version I found: http://jobscheduler.sourceforge.net/ -- "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: Something More Than Cron
Eric Wald wrote: > Could these two be added by a simple wrapper around your real cron job? > It could start by adding a single line to a log file, then steal all of > the input and pipe it into sendmail. Rough guideline: > > echo `date -u +"%s"` "$@" >> /var/log/jobsrun.log > ( echo "From: $...@localhost"; \ > echo "To: $u...@localhost"; > echo "Subject: Job transcript for $1"; > echo; \ > "$@" ) |& sendmail -i $u...@localhost > > Good luck. Not a bad idea! Thanks. Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: Something More Than Cron
Shane Hathaway wrote: > I'd like some suggestions for Unix/Linux software that does just a bit > more than our old standby, cron. I'd like: > > - A complete report of what was run and when (cron doesn't do this) > > - An email even if the job takes a long time (cron apparently doesn't > send email if the job takes more than 5 minutes) Could these two be added by a simple wrapper around your real cron job? It could start by adding a single line to a log file, then steal all of the input and pipe it into sendmail. Rough guideline: echo `date -u +"%s"` "$@" >> /var/log/jobsrun.log ( echo "From: $...@localhost"; \ echo "To: $u...@localhost"; echo "Subject: Job transcript for $1"; echo; \ "$@" ) |& sendmail -i $u...@localhost Good luck. - Eric /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: Something More Than Cron
Justin Hileman wrote: > If I were starting a project like this, I would start with launchd, > not cron. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchd It looks Mac-centric and over-reaching. To clarify, I need to run my scripts on several virtual private servers in different locations. They run Debian, Ubuntu, and Gentoo. Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: Something More Than Cron
On Feb 13, 2010, at 6:47 AM, Shane Hathaway wrote: > Hi PLUG, > > I'd like some suggestions for Unix/Linux software that does just a bit > more than our old standby, cron. I'd like: > > - A simple way to add new jobs (like cron) > > - A complete report of what was run and when (cron doesn't do this) > > - An email even if the job takes a long time (cron apparently doesn't > send email if the job takes more than 5 minutes) > > - A way to disable jobs temporarily > > I want to run long jobs such as mysqldump and rsync from VPSs to a > backup drive. Maybe someone has already written a different version > of > cron that does these things. Thoughts? > > (I have played with various backup programs designed for archiving on > tape, but I use rdiff-backup, not tape; the programs designed for tape > seem too obtuse to be useful. I just want to run trivial scripts.) > If I were starting a project like this, I would start with launchd, not cron. Justin -- Sent from my iPad Nano. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Something More Than Cron
Hi PLUG, I'd like some suggestions for Unix/Linux software that does just a bit more than our old standby, cron. I'd like: - A simple way to add new jobs (like cron) - A complete report of what was run and when (cron doesn't do this) - An email even if the job takes a long time (cron apparently doesn't send email if the job takes more than 5 minutes) - A way to disable jobs temporarily I want to run long jobs such as mysqldump and rsync from VPSs to a backup drive. Maybe someone has already written a different version of cron that does these things. Thoughts? (I have played with various backup programs designed for archiving on tape, but I use rdiff-backup, not tape; the programs designed for tape seem too obtuse to be useful. I just want to run trivial scripts.) Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
