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I'm not faliliar with linux, I'm currently a sysadm on a SCO opercerver
system. However I'm on a Linux system at school and am having trouble
setting up a crontab. either my syntax is wrong or my commands are wrong.
It is not like SCO's, I have that mastered. Tried to use the same cronfile
but it is not working. I'm trying to auto mail me stuff as needed I think
my mail syntax is wrong also. Here are my files, they work fine in sco, can
someone help me convert this to Linux? Or foward me to some documentation
on this subject? Thank,s in advance......

Cronfile:

 2   7  10   *   *  mail -s "Check Generator Fuel" mmoore % Check Generator
Fuel
 3   7   1   *   *  mail -s "Send Janet Phone Reports" mmoore % Send Janet
the 5
 4   8   2   2   *  mail -s "Change Batteries" mmoore % Dart Message
machines
 5   2   3   3   *  mail -s "Change water filters" mmoore % Throughout
building

Cronfields: Don't even know if the fields are the same??? the MAN
documentation
is just not enough to help me.
crontab fields?

1 minutes      0-59
2 hours        0-23
3 day of month 1-31
4 month        1-12
5 day of week  0-6 0=sunday
6 command

Quote:> Cronfile:

>  2   7  10   *   *  mail -s "Check Generator Fuel" mmoore % Check Generator Fuel
>  3   7   1   *   *  mail -s "Send Janet Phone Reports" mmoore % Send Janet the 5
>  4   8   2   2   *  mail -s "Change Batteries" mmoore % Dart Message machines
>  5   2   3   3   *  mail -s "Change water filters" mmoore % Throughout building

Quote:> Cronfields: Don't even know if the fields are the same??? the MAN
> documentation is just not enough to help me. crontab fields?

> 1 minutes      0-59
> 2 hours        0-23
> 3 day of month 1-31
> 4 month        1-12
> 5 day of week  0-6 0=sunday
> 6 command

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