b0ardfac Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I've set up a cron job to clear out some old temporary files periodically, but I can't tell if it's been running -- I have the email address setup but haven't received any messages, and files haven't been getting cleaned. Is there a way to test my cron job setup without running afoul of the twice-per-day limit? User: b0ardfacServer: tommy Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolstech Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 What command did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) Here's his command: 0 0,12 * * * /usr/bin/env python3 /home/b0ardfac/cleanup.pySince I know nothing about python, I'm not sure what it takes to execute a python script through cron, but with cgi/perl you only need the path: 0 0,12 * * * /home/b0ardfac/cleanup.pyAnd I believe you need to make sure file permissions are 755. Edited July 18, 2018 by Byron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardfac Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 I'll try that particular formation. Should I be receiving emails from cron job attempts even if the execution fails? So far I have not received any emails about cron job execution. My account was also recently autosuspended this past weekend for resource use, I'm not sure if that may be a factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 If your script isn't producing any output, you won't receive any emails: You can have cron send an email every time it runs a command which produces output. Just check to see if your script has cleaned your temporary files. I just set up a cron to run a cgi script and it works perfectly, but my script doesn't produce any output so i didn't get any cron emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Also another thing you might want to try, can you run your script from a browser? Try coping the file to your public_html folder and see if you can run it with your browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardfac Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 The first version I tried was using a script in my cgi-bin, and it was successfully executing from the browser. My first attempt at setting up the cron job had the command as "/home/b0ardfac/public_html/cgi-bin/cleanup.py" and that did not work. My script always produces some output, which is why when I received no emails, I assumed the cron job was not running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Ok when I try running your script through SSH and using this path, /usr/bin/python /home/b0ardfac/cleanup.py I get an error: root@tommy [~]# /usr/bin/python /home/b0ardfac/cleanup.py File "/home/b0ardfac/cleanup.py", line 24 print(f'Cleaning up {path}') ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax So it looks like you do need this path after all: /usr/bin/python /home/b0ardfac/cleanup.py but since i don't know python, I can't say that error is causing you any problems since you say you can execute it through your browser ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardfac Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 That particular error is from running a different version of Python; can you try using "/usr/bin/env python3.6" in place of "/usr/bin/python"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Seems that works: root@tommy [~]# /usr/bin/env python3.6 /home/b0ardfac/cleanup.py Beginning cleanup. Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S3BF2NE3X2$Y2GWZ-31893827.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S4BE3X2WZ-31893941.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S3BF2NE3X2$Y2GWZ-31894403.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S3BF2NE3X2$Y2GWZ-31894579.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S3BF2NE3X2$Y2GWZ-31894614.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S3BF2NE3X2$Y2GWZ-31894858.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-VJ2K2PC2T4S2B2FNE3X2$Y2GW2Z-31895091.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S3BF2NE3X2$Y2GWZ-31895466.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-KC3T4S4BX2-31896640.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-VJ2K3C3T5S4B2F2E4X2$3Y2GW2Z-31896799.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S4BE3X2$3WZ-31898058.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S3BF2NE3X2$Y2GWZ-31898370.zip Cleaning up /home/b0ardfac/ff4hack/seed_cache/FreeEnterprise-J2KC2T4S3BF2NE3X2$Y2GW2Z-FAIZ.zip Cleanup done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardfac Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Okay -- I'll see what happens at the next scheduled cron time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Post back if you have any more problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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