[hylafax-users] Cron and Crontab

[Laker Netman <laker_netman@xxxxxxxxx>]

One error... the script below appears in
/etc/cron.daily, not /etc/cron.hourly as it's a daily
report <doh> ;-)

--- Laker Netman <laker_netman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi James.
> 
> In my crontab file I have the following:
> 01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
> 02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
> 
> Under /etc/cron.hourly there is a script titled
> "hylafax" that contains:
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> /usr/sbin/faxcron | mail -s "HylaFAX Usage Report"
> faxmaster
> 
> exit 0
> 
> 
> It produces a daily report. The -s option specifies
> the subject line and, technically, is optional. So,
> syntactically both the cron entries you referenced
> are
> correct, the first lacking a subject line. They are
> just scheduled to execute at different times.
> FaxMaster (or "faxmaster", as email addresses are
> not
> case-sensitive) is the recipient, which is the alias
> the other gentleman referred too.
> 
> As far as the aliasing (actual recipient) take a
> look
> at this:
> http://www.hylafax.org/archive/1999-05/msg00148.php
> 
> Laker
> 
> P.S. You may also want to take a look at the man
> pages
> for "cron" and "mail" for additional help and info.
> 
> --- James McCall <jmccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > Excuse me, but wha???
> > 
> > There are two lines below. In the instructions
> that
> > are in two different
> > places we are told to enter these lines in the
> > crontab file(wherever that
> > document lies). I was asking if one of these was
> > incorrect or shouldn't be
> > used. My first question was in regards to the
> > crontab file itself. Should I
> > use one that already exists on the box or create a
> > new one with "crontab
> > -e". If the latter then where exactly does that
> file
> > go? In my clumsy
> > stumbling attempts it appears to go into the /tmp
> > directory, but a dir of
> > that directory doesn't show it.
> > 
> > Please excuse the ignorance. This is like learning
> > DOS all over again. :)
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tony S. Sykes
> > [mailto:Tony.Sykes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:00 AM
> > To: James McCall
> > Subject: RE: [hylafax-users] Cron and Crontab
> > 
> > Only the one with the correct user will receive an
> > email. Installation will
> > create an alias, whatever the alias was needs to
> be
> > the address you are
> > sending too.
> > 
> > Tony.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: hylafax-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:hylafax-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> > Of James McCall
> > Sent: 21 September 2005 15:52
> > To: hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Cron and Crontab
> > 
> > 
> > Also there seems to be two conflicting commands in
> > the setup docs for
> > faxcron
> > 
> > 25 23 * * *	sh /usr/local/sbin/faxcron | mail
> > FaxMaster 
> > 
> > 0  0  * * * /usr/local/sbin/faxcron | mail -s
> > "HylaFAX Usage Report"
> > faxmaster
> > 
> > Which one is the correct one to use?
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: hylafax-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:hylafax-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of James McCall
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 9:57 AM
> > To: hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [hylafax-users] Cron and Crontab
> > 
> > Is there an existing crontab file to use or should
> a
> > new one be created for
> > the faxqclean and faxcron proceses?
> > 
> > 
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