backup with cron

[fernando123]

i have created a file named "backups.sh" to take a backup of mysql db.
/usr/bin/mysqldump -A -u [username] -p[password] | gzip > /backups`date +%m_%d_%y`.gz
And set crontab.
10 * * * * /root/backups.sh
But didnt take backup.
i had run /etc/init.d/cron start.
i use ubuntu
what the problem with me????????any help...

[OldGrantonian]

I've forgotten all about cron. Isn't there an easier way in Ubuntu?

• Write your script.
• Test it.
• When it works, copy it to:


/etc/cron.hourly

/etc/cron.daily

or whatever

Maybe you check the queue with "atq", or the modern equivalent?
.