KCron and Streamripper

[Mark Haney]

bbbb wrote:
> Mark Haney wrote:
>> bbbb wrote:
>>   
>>> I am trying to use KCron to run a script that records a 2 hour radio 
>>> show weekly.
>>> When I run the script without KCron it works perfectly.
>>> When I choose "Run Now" in KCron it works perfectly.
>>> When it runs as scheduled, it runs only for one minute and then stops.
>>>
>>> Where do I start looking to solve this problem?
>>> My searches have been fruitless.
>>>
>>> thanks for a great list,
>>> Bradley
>>>
>>>     
>> Cron usually logs things to /var/log/cron or /var/log/messages.  That's 
>> a good place to start.  If you can post any related output from there, 
>> we might be able to figure out what the issue is.
>>
>> Also, a copy of the script you're running, or at least the cron job 
>> you're running would be helpful too.
>>   
> Thanks.
> Did not see /var/log/cron.
> /var/log/messages only showed a restart.
> 
> my script:
> 
> #
> #ksfr
> #
> clear
> #
> streamripper http://pubint.ic.llnwd.net/stream/pubint_ksfr -l 7205 -t
> 
> 
> My crontab:
> 
> 0 0 * * 4       /home/bb/KSFR/ksfr_script
> 
> I tried setting the crontab to use a range but it gave me a file every 
> minute instead of one long file.
> 
> Bradley
> 
>  
> 

When you run the job manually, do you normally get some kind of output 
to the console?  (besides the ripped stream, obviously?)

At the beginning of the script I would add #!/bin/bash (or insert your 
choice of shell here).

It also might not be a bad idea to make the cron line look like this:

0 0 * * 4 	/home/bb/KSFR/ksfr_script >> /home/bb/KSFR/ksfr.log > 2>&1

(Watch for line breaks, that should all be one line)

to dump the potential error to a log file, since it looks like the 
system is having a problem but not logging it to syslog.

Then run it and see what output may be in that log file.


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Mark Haney
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