cron & python

[simohrchornet]

Hello to all,

this is my first post, and it is the first time that I happen to work with Suse ..

my question is:

I'm working with a machine SUSE Linux Enterprise Server,
I should have run a python script in crontab every hour

I entered the crontab file:
sudo crontab-e

and I added the line:
30 **** / usr / bin / python / file_path / file.py

someone please tell me what I'm wrong, because the script does not stellar ever run ...

Thank you all ...

[ab]

Is this a homework problem?

You have no spaces between asterisks, and you have spaces around the
slashes in the path to python, and then you have more slashes and spaces
going to the .py file itself. Check `man 5 crontab` for more info.


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[simohrchornet]

sorry, it's only a problem of cut and past.

the right sintax is :

30 * * * * /usr/bin/python /file_path/file.py

but the script don't start...
I have tried to start manualy and works...

[ab]

Permissions? How did you set this line to run via crontab, exactly? What
do you get in /var/log/messages at the bottom of each hour when it should run?
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[robin_listas]

On 2013-12-02 22:16, simohrchornet wrote:

You are using SLES, not openSUSE. Please post here instead:
SLES/SLED forums (same login/pass).

>
> sorry, it's only a problem of cut and past.
>
> the right sintax is :
>
> 30 * * * * /usr/bin/python /file_path/file.py

Please use code tags for printouts and commands (the '#' button). Like this:

30 * * * *  /usr/bin/python  /file_path/file.py

> but the script don't start...

How do you know? Are you expecting output in a terminal, or some other
visual clue? You will get none. Check your system email instead.

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