Shell file not running through crontab ???

**tapoetrans** · 06-22-2010

HI ALL,
CAN ANY BODY HELP ME....?????
I HAVE WRITTEN A SHELL FILE THAT WILL STOP A JAVA (SOCKET PROGRAM)PORT LISTENER PROGRAM FROM CRON ON SCHEDULED BASIS.
BUT SOMETIMES IT IS NOT WORKING SOMETIMES IT WORKS.......
I AM POSTING THE SHELL FILE ---

Code:

StopPortReader6604.sh ----

#!/bin/bash
PID=$(ps -ef | grep "Gprs6604PortReader" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
echo $PID
kill -9 $PID
exit

After Stopping the shell file I have a shell file that will restart it...

Code:

StartPortReader6604.sh -----

#!/bin/bash
cd /APP/app/src/net/gprs/
/APP/jdk1.5.0_08/bin/java -classpath .:/APP/jdk1.5.0_08/lib:/APP/jboss-4.0.5.GA/server/default/lib/jboss-j2ee.jar:/APP/jboss-4.0.5.GA/server/default/lib/ojdbc14.jar:/APP/jboss-4.0.5.GA/server/default/lib/log4j.jar:/APP/jboss-4.0.5.GA/server/default/lib/mail.jar:/APP/jboss-4.0.5.GA/server/default/lib/activation.jar:/APP/jboss-4.0.5.GA/server/default/lib/dom4j.jar:/APP/jboss-4.0.5.GA/server/default/lib/javax.servlet.jar:/APP/app/src/net/lib/appvts.jar  com.etrans.vts.datacollection.app.utility.Gprs6604PortReader
exit

both the shell file having permission like ---

Code:

-rwxrwxrwx  1 root   root    925 Jun 18 12:04 StartPortReader6604.sh
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root   root    550 Jun 18 12:33 StopPortReader6604.sh

both the shell file run through crontab after each hour. The entry for both the shell file in crontab -e

Code:

11 * * * * /APP/app/cronjobs/net/StopPortReader6604.sh
12 * * * * /APP/app/cronjobs/net/StartPortReader6604.sh

It means cron invokes StopPortReader6604.sh and StartPortReader6604.sh for every 11th and 12th minute of an hour respectively.

The problem is sometimes it invokes correctly but sometime it does not.
Is it because I have mentioned #!/bin/bash at start of the shell file and the file having permission of Root????

Can anybody help me Please???? need suggestion........
Thanks,
Tapobrata

**monfree** · 06-23-2010

Did you check /var/log/messages for reason?

**tapoetrans** · 06-23-2010

According to ur suggestion I checked /var/log/messages. It shows such messages --

************************************************** ************************************************
Jun 23 03:28:33 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3073]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:28:43 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3103]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:28:53 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3170]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:29:03 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3206]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:29:13 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3258]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:29:18 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3318]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:29:23 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3340]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:29:33 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3363]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:29:37 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3407]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:29:47 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3446]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:29:57 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3504]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:30:07 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3555]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:30:12 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3859]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 03:30:27 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[3903]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=oracle
Jun 23 04:02:25 localhost cups: cupsd shutdown succeeded
Jun 23 04:02:26 localhost cups: cupsd startup succeeded
Jun 23 04:19:34 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[20347]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=178.18.16.131 user=root
Jun 23 09:46:44 localhost remote(pam_unix)[12596]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 09:47:15 localhost -- oracle[12596]: LOGIN ON pts/2 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.83.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 09:49:32 localhost su(pam_unix)[13728]: session opened for user root by oracle(uid=500)
Jun 23 09:56:54 localhost remote(pam_unix)[16358]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 09:57:35 localhost -- oracle[16358]: LOGIN ON pts/4 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.83.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 09:58:19 localhost su(pam_unix)[17075]: session opened for user root by oracle(uid=500)
Jun 23 10:01:08 localhost remote(pam_unix)[18209]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 10:01:43 localhost -- oracle[18209]: LOGIN ON pts/5 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 10:28:04 localhost remote(pam_unix)[28152]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=pts/6 ruser= rhost=59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in user=oracle
Jun 23 10:28:17 localhost login[28152]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in FOR oracle, Authentication failure
Jun 23 10:30:51 localhost remote(pam_unix)[28911]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 10:31:34 localhost remote(pam_unix)[29544]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 10:32:04 localhost -- oracle[29544]: LOGIN ON pts/6 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 10:49:57 localhost remote(pam_unix)[3959]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 10:51:09 localhost remote(pam_unix)[4485]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 10:52:16 localhost telnetd[4822]: ttloop: peer died: EOF
Jun 23 10:53:03 localhost remote(pam_unix)[5148]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 10:53:39 localhost -- oracle[5148]: LOGIN ON pts/3 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 10:53:46 localhost su(pam_unix)[5770]: session opened for user root by oracle(uid=500)
Jun 23 10:53:54 localhost remote(pam_unix)[5412]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 10:54:35 localhost -- oracle[5412]: LOGIN ON pts/7 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 10:55:32 localhost su(pam_unix)[5770]: session closed for user root
Jun 23 10:55:44 localhost remote(pam_unix)[5148]: session closed for user oracle
Jun 23 11:00:39 localhost remote(pam_unix)[5412]: session closed for user oracle
Jun 23 11:01:52 localhost remote(pam_unix)[9127]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 11:02:28 localhost -- oracle[9127]: LOGIN ON pts/3 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.83.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 11:03:23 localhost remote(pam_unix)[9720]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 11:04:04 localhost -- oracle[9720]: LOGIN ON pts/7 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.83.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 11:05:03 localhost remote(pam_unix)[10335]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 11:05:43 localhost -- oracle[10335]: LOGIN ON pts/8 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.83.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 11:52:27 localhost su(pam_unix)[27574]: session opened for user root by oracle(uid=500)
Jun 23 12:14:47 localhost remote(pam_unix)[3270]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:15:22 localhost -- oracle[3270]: LOGIN ON pts/9 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 12:20:02 localhost su(pam_unix)[5306]: session opened for user root by oracle(uid=500)
Jun 23 12:25:10 localhost remote(pam_unix)[7000]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:25:46 localhost -- oracle[7000]: LOGIN ON pts/10 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 12:27:33 localhost remote(pam_unix)[7820]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:28:31 localhost remote(pam_unix)[8189]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:29:06 localhost -- oracle[8189]: LOGIN ON pts/11 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 12:38:50 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[12030]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 12:39:05 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[12050]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=204.45.86.213 user=root
Jun 23 12:42:00 localhost remote(pam_unix)[12946]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:42:33 localhost remote(pam_unix)[13100]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:42:40 localhost -- oracle[12946]: LOGIN ON pts/12 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 12:43:05 localhost remote(pam_unix)[13276]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:43:14 localhost -- oracle[13100]: LOGIN ON pts/13 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 12:43:45 localhost -- oracle[13276]: LOGIN ON pts/14 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 12:45:44 localhost remote(pam_unix)[14130]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:46:37 localhost remote(pam_unix)[14578]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 12:47:12 localhost -- oracle[14578]: LOGIN ON pts/15 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.83.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 12:51:48 localhost remote(pam_unix)[14578]: session closed for user oracle
Jun 23 13:10:43 localhost remote(pam_unix)[22579]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 13:11:19 localhost -- oracle[22579]: LOGIN ON pts/15 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 13:11:31 localhost su(pam_unix)[23201]: session opened for user root by oracle(uid=500)
Jun 23 13:15:15 localhost su(pam_unix)[13728]: session closed for user root
Jun 23 13:15:25 localhost remote(pam_unix)[12596]: session closed for user oracle
Jun 23 13:16:09 localhost remote(pam_unix)[24707]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 13:18:47 localhost remote(pam_unix)[25588]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 13:19:22 localhost -- oracle[25588]: LOGIN ON pts/2 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.83.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 13:20:42 localhost su(pam_unix)[26586]: session opened for user root by oracle(uid=500)
Jun 23 13:56:45 localhost su(pam_unix)[23201]: session closed for user root
Jun 23 13:56:55 localhost remote(pam_unix)[22579]: session closed for user oracle
Jun 23 14:38:49 localhost remote(pam_unix)[21646]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 14:39:28 localhost remote(pam_unix)[22056]: bad username []
Jun 23 14:39:38 localhost login[22056]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in FOR , Authentication failure
Jun 23 14:41:51 localhost remote(pam_unix)[22924]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 14:45:28 localhost remote(pam_unix)[24155]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 14:45:57 localhost remote(pam_unix)[24357]: session opened for user oracle by (uid=0)
Jun 23 14:46:03 localhost -- oracle[24155]: LOGIN ON pts/16 BY oracle FROM 59.162.185.93.static.vsnl.net.in
Jun 23 14:54:26 localhost remote(pam_unix)[12946]: session closed for user oracle
************************************************** ************************************************** *
I am unable to understand this msg. Please help me out.

**monfree** · 06-23-2010

there are no log for cron job. please send log files after crontab is not working or crash.

**tapoetrans** · 06-23-2010

I have checked the log file for cron jobs in /var/log/ . It shows like this ----

Jun 23 16:45:01 localhost crond[5021]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sp_journey.sh)
Jun 23 16:45:01 localhost crond[5008]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_etlreport.sh)
Jun 23 16:45:01 localhost crond[5024]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sms_http.sh)
Jun 23 16:45:01 localhost crond[5032]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_GprsDataParser.sh)
Jun 23 16:46:01 localhost crond[5556]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:46:01 localhost crond[5562]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:46:01 localhost crond[5565]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
Jun 23 16:47:01 localhost crond[5894]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/StopNewGprsPortReader6688.sh)
Jun 23 16:48:01 localhost crond[6240]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:48:01 localhost crond[6241]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/StartNewGprsPortReader6688.sh)
Jun 23 16:48:01 localhost crond[6243]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:48:01 localhost crond[6248]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7011]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7014]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg --lock-file /var/lock/mrtg/mrtg_l --conf
cache-file /var/lib/mrtg/mrtg.ok)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7016]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_hindalco_sp_origin_dest.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7029]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/pkg_sms.sms_alert.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7033]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sms_http.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7035]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_RFID_Data_Process.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7037]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_GprsDataParser.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7022]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7048]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7049]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7050]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/boc_sms_alert.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7052]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sp_refresh_entity_data.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7053]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_Tisco_Card_Data.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7066]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sp_journey.sh)
Jun 23 16:51:01 localhost crond[7471]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/StopNewGprsPortReader6789.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7755]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7761]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7768]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7775]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/GprsSwipeTerminalReader.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7780]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/StartNewGprsPortReader6789.sh)
Jun 23 16:54:01 localhost crond[8665]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:54:01 localhost crond[8670]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:54:01 localhost crond[8674]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
(END)

There is no error msg..

**monfree** · 06-23-2010

Yes no error messages in log file. So we shall wait a cronjob crash

**Freston** · 06-23-2010

It could be a number of things at this point and judging from the info you gave.

For example:

Code:

PID=$(ps -ef | grep "Gprs6604PortReader" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
kill -9 $PID

This will go wrong when there's not exactly one process of Gprs6604PortReader... some error where the stop scripts doesn't work but the start script does (or vice versa), that may cause such a situation to occur.

If I where you, I'd try to verify 1) if the script is actually running and 2) what the values of the variables are. I'd also include some self-test for the script, before it runs actual commands on the system.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
#StopPortReader6604.sh ----
# Never mind my layout, I like using loads of whitespace :p

# Log for debugging purposes
LOGFILE="/tmp/stop.log"

# Grep the process ID's
PID=$(          ps      -ef                                             |\
                grep                    "Gprs6604PortReader"            |\
                grep    -v              grep                            |\
                awk                     '{print $2}'                    )



# Now test
if              [ ! $PID ]
                # If no process is found
then
                        RESULT="process not found"


else
        # For every value in PID (may be multiple)
        for i in $PID
        do
                        # Kill the process, kill dash nine!
                        # And record the results, just in case
                        kill    -9              $i                      \
                        &&                      RESULT="succes"         \
                        ||                      RESULT="fail"
        done
fi




# DEBUG
cat <<EOF>> $LOGFILE
#################################
$0 ran at `date`
        PID     is ${PID:-empty}
        RESULT  is ${RESULT:-empty}
EOF
exit 0

Of course, the RESULT variable will screw up if more than one value of PID is found, but I'm too lazy to write the code that makes everything iterate through arrays...

But at least you'll know whether your script ran, including the time. Also, you'll know the value of PID (if any) and the RESULT

**coopstah13** · 06-23-2010

seems to me that it would be better to spend time figuring out why you need to restart your application on a scheduled basis

**abhayphan** · 06-24-2010

Originally Posted by tapoetrans

I have checked the log file for cron jobs in /var/log/ . It shows like this ----

Jun 23 16:45:01 localhost crond[5021]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sp_journey.sh)
Jun 23 16:45:01 localhost crond[5008]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_etlreport.sh)
Jun 23 16:45:01 localhost crond[5024]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sms_http.sh)
Jun 23 16:45:01 localhost crond[5032]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_GprsDataParser.sh)
Jun 23 16:46:01 localhost crond[5556]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:46:01 localhost crond[5562]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:46:01 localhost crond[5565]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
Jun 23 16:47:01 localhost crond[5894]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/StopNewGprsPortReader6688.sh)
Jun 23 16:48:01 localhost crond[6240]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:48:01 localhost crond[6241]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/StartNewGprsPortReader6688.sh)
Jun 23 16:48:01 localhost crond[6243]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:48:01 localhost crond[6248]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7011]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7014]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg --lock-file /var/lock/mrtg/mrtg_l --conf
cache-file /var/lib/mrtg/mrtg.ok)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7016]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_hindalco_sp_origin_dest.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7029]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/pkg_sms.sms_alert.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7033]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sms_http.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7035]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_RFID_Data_Process.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7037]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_GprsDataParser.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7022]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7048]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7049]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7050]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/boc_sms_alert.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7052]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sp_refresh_entity_data.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7053]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_Tisco_Card_Data.sh)
Jun 23 16:50:01 localhost crond[7066]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_sp_journey.sh)
Jun 23 16:51:01 localhost crond[7471]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/StopNewGprsPortReader6789.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7755]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7761]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7768]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7775]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/GprsSwipeTerminalReader.sh)
Jun 23 16:52:01 localhost crond[7780]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/StartNewGprsPortReader6789.sh)
Jun 23 16:54:01 localhost crond[8665]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps2.sh)
Jun 23 16:54:01 localhost crond[8670]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_gps1.sh)
Jun 23 16:54:01 localhost crond[8674]: (root) CMD (/APP/app/cronjobs/net/run_homepg_final.sh)
(END)

There is no error msg..

I can not see the files you named in the cron log. Can you find it? Cron log should have entries for every job it runs. Can you check crontab -l (listing of cron jobs)

**scathefire** · 06-24-2010

i could be way off, and this may not help at all. if you are firing those scripts off at different intervals and they are not firing off correctly, maybe you should try a different approach,.

when i write a bash script that is dependent on another command or process to complete i use the $! variable. it represents the PID of the last command called, so if you used:

Code:

$COM_PID=$!
wait $COM_PID

the script would halt until that process had complete. if you called your stop script, then gave a wait like that, to fire off the start script it may solve your problem.

just a suggestion, like i said i could be way off...

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