I am trying to set up an alarm via crontab. I can play music by "/usr/local/bin/mp3blaster /home/burak/Desktop/kemannnnn.mp3" command on terminal. However when I wrote this line in crontab it doesn't play:
04 19 * * * root /usr/local/bin/mp3blaster /home/burak/Desktop/kemannnnn.mp3
I have a feature that keeps me going back to Mac every night, and I was wondering if there was an equivalent. I have a nice app called alarm clock on Mac that plays music from my library on specified days of the week and times AND can wake the computer from sleep to do so. I was wondering if there was a Linux equivalent, such as crontab, that could do all those things. It's the last barrier to almost full time Linux use.
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#lxpr weekly cron job - Kickstart generated entry
0 1 * * 0 /opt/lxpr/lxpr -st /var/lxpr
#lxpr monthly job to clear down old dumps - Kickstart generated entry
0 1 28 * * find /var/lxpr -name "lxpr.`uname -n`*" -type d -a -mtime +30 -exec /bin/rm -r {} ;
I am trying to setup a cron job using crontab entry like this 6,16,26,36,46,56 * * * * /usr/bin/fetchmail -k>/dev/null 2>&1 But nothing is happening This is the first time I have attempted using cron as I have settup mutt for my email which is now working great but I would like to have the mail collected every 10 mins The file is saved as mailcron in my /home folder. When i run crontab -l its listed ok but no mail is appearing in mutt.
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@reboot rm -rf /tmp/*
Yet /tmp is not clearing.
This exact same setup is working fine for me on two 13.1 boxes and a -current machine; what gives?
I was trying to write a crontab entry using "crontab -e"
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0 0 * * * cp /var/log/httpd/domains/mydomain.net.log
/home/admin/logs/mydomain.net.log
crontab is giving me this error:
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"/tmp/crontab.XXXXfMOnRS":2: bad minute
errors in crontab file, can't install.
I've tried a dozen different values for the minute, but it's still giving me the same error.
I have tried following guides on forums and google to which i have had the sound working once, but when i restarted my server it went off again :? what i need is some step by step instructions I have pulseaudio installed and in the option sound preferences the output says dummy output, but when it was working it had my on-board sound card there I am new to linux and dont know where to start.
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I had a cron job that I needed to run as root. At the time I thought that sticking it in /etc/crontab would be a good idea. However, I used the crontab command to edit /etc/crontab, which I guess is not standard procedure? Specifically, I configured /etc/crontab as my local user's crontab (i.e. sudo crontab /etc/crontab) then added my cron job as I would a local user crontab (i.e. sudo crontab -e).
Originally, my cron job looked like this:
30 * * * * root /my/batch/script &> /dev/null
After adding the new cron job I started seeing errors. Something to the effect of "can't find command root" or something similar. So I removed the 'root' user definition from the cron job and the job started running fine. However, because this is /etc/crontab, there are other system related cron jobs that have been defined to run under the root account (e.g. "17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly" runs as root, etc.). So these pre-existing system cron jobs, which up until now have been running smoothly, are now generating "can't find command root" errors. But I think that the system cron jobs _are_ successfully being run someplace because logrotate seems to be working.
So what I _think_ is happening is that /etc/crontab is being run twice: once as the system crontab, and once as my sudoed local user's crontab. When I run crontab -l I see nothing, but when I run sudo crontab -l I can see the contents of /etc/crontab. I am reluctant to delete my sudoed local user's crontab, because then in the process I would be deleting the system crontab, and I do not know how I should restore the system crontab's contents. (I am still not sure as to the most appropriate way to edit the system crontab).
How can I get out of this mess? I want /etc/crontab to go back to the way it was before--running _once_ as the system crontab. As for my new cron job, I'm willing to reconfigure it anywhere so long as I am still able to run it as root. Any ideas? (I am using Ubuntu 8.04 Server LTE)
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I used crontab to set a file playing at a certain time, this works fine; however I want this to run even if no-one is logged in (but the computer is on). I can't get it to do this
Line is: 30 06 * * * env DISPLAY=:0.0 /usr/bin/totem /home/adunaic/Playlist.pls
Okay I think the problem was with needing a GUI.
Using this instead works, but i only hear the sound when I log in. I think something needs to be doen to start the audio perhaps?
14 17 * * * export DISPLAY=:0.0 && /usr/bin/mpg123 /home/adunaic/alarm.mp3
I just install F-prot software on my Fedora 13. The following entry was added to /etc/crontab16 * * * * <user> /home/<user>/Desktop/f-prot/fpupdate > /dev/null.I tried to use "crontab -e" or "-l" but unable to edit the crontab.
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The error is: You (user) are not allowed to access to (crontab) because of pam configuration. I did just recently do an update but I am not sure why this is acting up. I also tried it as root and it also failed with a similar message. I had several crons that ran daily and they are not currently working also. I have selinux Disabled and it has been that way for some time.
I have been using a private computer on my departmental network. I am now in the process of switching to the public system. This is a system of different computers, each of which mounts the same homeserver directories for users. One may login to any of these machines and see the same home directory. The department is running a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux called Scientific Linux. It is not a lot different from Fedora Linux.
I copied a crontab entry form my private machine and ran crontab -e on one of these computers. I suppose it will now do what needs doing, but what if I need to change the entry or add other entries. I will have to search around for the one computer on which crontab is running. Is there some global network way to do the same thing, i.e., so that I can edit the crontab entries from any machine in the public network?
For some reason crontab does not work on my system.
Fedora Core 11
I am running from a Virtual Private Server.
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What is the difference between the crontab located in /etc/crontab and the crontab that can be edited using crontab -e?
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'm trying to set up at least 5.1 sound in my fresh ubuntu 10.10. I have stereo sound but failed when trying to set up the rest. I've googled it, read through couple of pages and tried the following:
- I've installed alsa 1.0.24
- I've added the following lines to /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
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default-sample-channels = 6
default-channel-map = front-left,front-right,rear-left,rear-right,center,lfe
- I've added
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options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-digout
to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
There is no 'Profile' button/menu in Sounds preferences/Hardware.
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$speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6
speaker-test 1.0.24.2
Playback device is plug:surround51
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels
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Does anyone know of a simple, basic alarm clock system that anyone can just sit down and immediately use without having to 'get in to the head' of the developer? Are the KDE alarms better? Am I missing something about either of these programs which would make them easier to use?
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