Crontab
in [Solaris]
|
Prev: Getting constant SCSI resets
Next: ntpdate[262]: [ID 398266 daemon.notice] waiting 300 seconds before trying again
From: JT on 17 Sep 2006 00:50 41 0 * * * /usr/lib/patch/swupAuto > /dev/null 2>&1 What exactly does the above line do? Thanks
From: Ian Collins on 17 Sep 2006 01:14 JT wrote: > 41 0 * * * /usr/lib/patch/swupAuto > /dev/null 2>&1 > > What exactly does the above line do? > Runs /usr/lib/patch/swupAuto at 00:41 every day, directing all of its output (stdout and stderr) to /dev/null (the byte bucket). -- Ian Collins.
From: JT on 17 Sep 2006 01:49 Ian Collins wrote: > JT wrote: >> 41 0 * * * /usr/lib/patch/swupAuto > /dev/null 2>&1 >> >> What exactly does the above line do? >> > > Runs /usr/lib/patch/swupAuto at 00:41 every day, directing all of its > output (stdout and stderr) to /dev/null (the byte bucket). > Sorry I meant what is swupAuto?
From: vanospam on 17 Sep 2006 20:54
Michael Vilain wrote: > In article <12gpog44edho7ad(a)news.supernews.com>, JT <please(a)nojunk.com> > wrote: > > > Ian Collins wrote: > > > JT wrote: > > >> 41 0 * * * /usr/lib/patch/swupAuto > /dev/null 2>&1 > > >> > > >> What exactly does the above line do? > > >> > > > > > > Runs /usr/lib/patch/swupAuto at 00:41 every day, directing all of its > > > output (stdout and stderr) to /dev/null (the byte bucket). > > > > > > > Sorry I meant what is swupAuto? > > Why not look at the file and find out? AFAIK, it's not a part of > Solaris I'm familar with. What type of file is it? (hint: the file > command is your friend here) What does it do? (hint: truss is your > friend here) Actually a google would have told you that it is part of Sun Update Connection client s/w used to see if there are updates to your system from Sun. > > The rest is left to the OP. > > -- > DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee... Brad |