RE: [cobalt-security] Re: Cron

["ISP4all" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

You kindly gave me instructions on how the cron.weekly works.  However I
have several scripts that I need to work in this directory.  It seems that
the first script that I put into the directory works fine but all subsequent
scripts are ignored.

I can see that the cron is set to run as follows;
02 2 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
So it will run at 2 minutes past two on Sunday (0)
How can I set up the scripts to run at different times so that they will all
work?

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-security-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-security-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of H.P. Stroebel
> Sent: 12 June 2000 00:47
> To: cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-security] Re: Cron
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 07:35:03 -0700
> > From: ISP4all <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [cobalt-security] Cron
> >
> > Can anyone point me in right direction as to how to set up a crontab
> > instruction to run a perl script once a week.
> > On the cobaltt site it gives this instruction in the knowledge base:
> >
> > You can place the CGI you want to run every hour, into the directory
> > /etc/cron.hourly. Make sure that the script has execute permissions.
> > Also you need to be logged in as root to make this change.
>
> that is right.
>
> > If I carry out these instructions it will not let me FTP the Perl Script
> > into the /etc/cron.weekly directory as I get Permission Denied.  I am
>
> you should ftp the script to an unprivileged user account, as the user
> id and the passwort are transmitted in plain text.
>
> then, move it to to the cron directory by moving into the upload
> directory and, su to root and type
>
> mv scriptname /etc/cron.hourly/scriptname
>
> give it the permissions you want, maybe change owner and group, if
> necessary, and you`re done.
>
> > also confused as to how the software will determine at what time of the
> > day to run the script.
>
> there is a simple entry in the crontab, that every hour executes all
> files in the /etc/cron.daily dir, every six hours in the .quarter-daily
> dir and so on.
>
> go to /etc and type cat crontab so see the entries (they seem to be a
> bit confusing). type man crontab, and soon you`ll understand :-)
>
> > Thanks
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 4
> > From: Mike Vanecek <nospam99@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] Cron
> > Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 09:07:33 -0500
> > Organization: anonymous
> > Reply-To: cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > FTP the cgi script to the user folder the userid owns that
> logged into the ftp
> > server. I.e., if using admin, put the cgi script into the
> private folder for
> > admin. The userid must have write rights in the directory to be
> able to create
> > a file in the directory.
> >
> > Next, telnet into the server as root or su - depending on the
> system being
> > used and move the file from the userid above to the appropriate
> directory.
> >
> > On Sun, 11 Jun 2000 07:35:03 -0700, ISP4all <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > :>Can anyone point me in right direction as to how to set up a crontab
> > :>instruction to run a perl script once a week.
> >
> > Put it in /etc/cron.weekly.
> >
> > :>
> > :>On the cobaltt site it gives this instruction in the knowledge base:
> > :>
> > :>You can place the CGI you want to run every hour, into the directory
> > :>/etc/cron.hourly. Make sure that the script has execute permissions.
> > :>Also you need to be logged in as root to make this change.
> >
> > Be sure to check the permissions.
> >
> > :>If I carry out these instructions it will not let me FTP the
> Perl Script
> > :>into the /etc/cron.weekly directory as I get Permission Denied.  I am
> > :>also confused as to how the software will determine at what
> time of the
> > :>day to run the script.
> >
> > /etc/crontab controls how things are run"
> >
> > # run-parts
> > 03,18,33,48 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.quarter-hourly
> > 04,34 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.half-hourly
> > 01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
> > 05 0,6,12,18 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.quarter-daily
> > 02 1 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
> > 02 2 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
> > 02 3 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly
> >
> > man crontab -S 5 will give you information on the format.
> >
> > HTH, Mike.
> >
> > BTW, this topic would probably be better in cobalt-users. Also,
> when posting
> > it is helpful to put which system you are using in the subject
> line [Qube2]
> > since the various systems are a bit different.
> >
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