Ryfujk

Coin Game with infinite paradox

What is /etc/mtab in Linux?

How to begin with a paragraph in latex

What was Apollo 13's "Little Jolt" after MECO?

What's called a person who work as someone who puts products on shelves in stores?

How to keep bees out of canned beverages?

Was Objective-C really a hindrance to Apple software development?

How was Lagrange appointed professor of mathematics so early?

Variable does not exist: sObjectType (Task.sObjectType)

Will I be more secure with my own router behind my ISP's router?

Is there an efficient way for synchronising audio events real-time with LEDs using an MCU?

Was there ever a LEGO store in Miami International Airport?

false 'Security alert' from Google - every login generates mails from 'no-reply@accounts.google.com'

What's parked in Mil Moscow helicopter plant?

SQL Server placement of master database files vs resource database files

VBA: Single line if statement with multiple actions

Are there existing rules/lore for MTG planeswalkers?

What is the ongoing value of the Kanban board to the developers as opposed to management

Why I cannot instantiate a class whose constructor is private in a friend class?

When speaking, how do you change your mind mid-sentence?

Will I lose my paid in full property

Co-worker works way more than he should

Is there a verb for listening stealthily?

Why is water being consumed when my shutoff valve is closed?

Errors in crontab file, can't install - only on CentOS 7, not CentOS 6.4?

.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ height:90px;width:728px;box-sizing:border-box;
}

0

CentOS 6.4 is happy with this, but CentOS 7 tells me "errors in crontab file, can't install.". What's wrong with this crontab file (just the 2 lines)?

0 0 * * * /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * /home/web/backup-files.sh

I've tried this based on this answer here, this doesn't work either:

every '0 0 * * *' do /home/web/backup-db.sh

every '0 1 * * *' do /home/web/backup-files.sh

It's not permissions on those files, because this doesn't work either:

1 1 * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s time-1.ncsu.edu

ntupdate is correctly installed, and in that location. So it's something about my crontab syntax I think - ideas?

centos centos6 cron centos7

share|improve this question

asked Aug 12 '17 at 17:01

user2044774user2044774

31137

bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 9 mins ago

This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Please explain what you did when trying to install the file (also the every .... from the answer you linked is valid only in the context of that ruby script, it's not valid syntax for a crontab.
  
  – Sven♦
  Aug 12 '17 at 18:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If you open in the crontab in vim and do :set list are there any unexpected hidden characters, like carriage-returns?
  
  – shearn89
  Aug 14 '17 at 10:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Sven - good to know that that middle block is ruby. The other blocks I've tried I've just installed by saving the file - ie.., 'crontab -e' to edit crontab, save. I'm using emacs to edit the file.
  
  – user2044774
  Aug 14 '17 at 17:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @shearn89, No unexpected hidden characters.
  
  – user2044774
  Aug 14 '17 at 17:19
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

CentOS 6.4 is happy with this, but CentOS 7 tells me "errors in crontab file, can't install.". What's wrong with this crontab file (just the 2 lines)?

0 0 * * * /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * /home/web/backup-files.sh

I've tried this based on this answer here, this doesn't work either:

every '0 0 * * *' do /home/web/backup-db.sh

every '0 1 * * *' do /home/web/backup-files.sh

It's not permissions on those files, because this doesn't work either:

1 1 * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s time-1.ncsu.edu

ntupdate is correctly installed, and in that location. So it's something about my crontab syntax I think - ideas?

centos centos6 cron centos7

share|improve this question

asked Aug 12 '17 at 17:01

user2044774user2044774

31137

bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 9 mins ago

This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Please explain what you did when trying to install the file (also the every .... from the answer you linked is valid only in the context of that ruby script, it's not valid syntax for a crontab.
  
  – Sven♦
  Aug 12 '17 at 18:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If you open in the crontab in vim and do :set list are there any unexpected hidden characters, like carriage-returns?
  
  – shearn89
  Aug 14 '17 at 10:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Sven - good to know that that middle block is ruby. The other blocks I've tried I've just installed by saving the file - ie.., 'crontab -e' to edit crontab, save. I'm using emacs to edit the file.
  
  – user2044774
  Aug 14 '17 at 17:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @shearn89, No unexpected hidden characters.
  
  – user2044774
  Aug 14 '17 at 17:19
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

CentOS 6.4 is happy with this, but CentOS 7 tells me "errors in crontab file, can't install.". What's wrong with this crontab file (just the 2 lines)?

0 0 * * * /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * /home/web/backup-files.sh

I've tried this based on this answer here, this doesn't work either:

every '0 0 * * *' do /home/web/backup-db.sh

every '0 1 * * *' do /home/web/backup-files.sh

It's not permissions on those files, because this doesn't work either:

1 1 * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s time-1.ncsu.edu

ntupdate is correctly installed, and in that location. So it's something about my crontab syntax I think - ideas?

centos centos6 cron centos7

share|improve this question

asked Aug 12 '17 at 17:01

user2044774user2044774

31137

0 0 * * * /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * /home/web/backup-files.sh

every '0 0 * * *' do /home/web/backup-db.sh

every '0 1 * * *' do /home/web/backup-files.sh

1 1 * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s time-1.ncsu.edu

share|improve this question

asked Aug 12 '17 at 17:01

user2044774user2044774

31137

share|improve this question

asked Aug 12 '17 at 17:01

user2044774user2044774

31137

asked Aug 12 '17 at 17:01

user2044774user2044774

31137

asked Aug 12 '17 at 17:01

user2044774user2044774

31137

2 Answers
2

active

oldest

votes

0

If this is /etc/crontab, you're missing a username in there.

Try this:

0 0 * * * root /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * root /home/web/backup-files.sh

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 12 '17 at 19:30

toppledwagontoppledwagon

3,8601514

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried that, didn't work.
  
  – user2044774
  Aug 13 '17 at 1:10
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

Adding a # on a single line at the end of the file fixed it. It was a premature EOF issue.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 1 '17 at 19:14

user2044774user2044774

31137

add a comment | 

Your Answer

StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "2"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});

function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});


}
});

draft saved

draft discarded

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});

Sign up using Google

Sign up using Facebook

Sign up using Email and Password

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fserverfault.com%2fquestions%2f868332%2ferrors-in-crontab-file-cant-install-only-on-centos-7-not-centos-6-4%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

0

If this is /etc/crontab, you're missing a username in there.

Try this:

0 0 * * * root /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * root /home/web/backup-files.sh

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 12 '17 at 19:30

toppledwagontoppledwagon

3,8601514

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried that, didn't work.
  
  – user2044774
  Aug 13 '17 at 1:10
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

If this is /etc/crontab, you're missing a username in there.

Try this:

0 0 * * * root /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * root /home/web/backup-files.sh

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 12 '17 at 19:30

toppledwagontoppledwagon

3,8601514

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried that, didn't work.
  
  – user2044774
  Aug 13 '17 at 1:10
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

If this is /etc/crontab, you're missing a username in there.

Try this:

0 0 * * * root /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * root /home/web/backup-files.sh

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 12 '17 at 19:30

toppledwagontoppledwagon

3,8601514

0 0 * * * root /home/web/backup-db.sh

0 1 * * * root /home/web/backup-files.sh

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 12 '17 at 19:30

toppledwagontoppledwagon

3,8601514

answered Aug 12 '17 at 19:30

toppledwagontoppledwagon

3,8601514

answered Aug 12 '17 at 19:30

toppledwagontoppledwagon

3,8601514

0

Adding a # on a single line at the end of the file fixed it. It was a premature EOF issue.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 1 '17 at 19:14

user2044774user2044774

31137

add a comment | 

0

Adding a # on a single line at the end of the file fixed it. It was a premature EOF issue.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 1 '17 at 19:14

user2044774user2044774

31137

add a comment | 

Adding a # on a single line at the end of the file fixed it. It was a premature EOF issue.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 1 '17 at 19:14

user2044774user2044774

31137

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 1 '17 at 19:14

user2044774user2044774

31137

answered Sep 1 '17 at 19:14

user2044774user2044774

31137

answered Sep 1 '17 at 19:14

user2044774user2044774

31137