I am trying to edit crontab using crontab -e, I seem to get to it okay but I am unable to edit anything in there, at the end of the file there are ~ in there, and I cant even delete them. Its like the file is locked.
View 6 RepliesA common error that cPanel show after a fresh install is the:
usr/bin/crontab permissions are wrong. Please set to 4755
An easy fix is the using the following commands.
Make sure you're using root.
chmod 4755 /usr/bin/crontab
ps -aux |grep cron
/scripts/restartsrv_crond
/etc/init.d/crond restart
ps -aux |grep cron
ls -l /usr/bin/crontab
I have been searching for an answer on this for a couple of days and have yet to find one.
I am running a box with Centos.
If I Pico etc/crontab I get this type of output;
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
MAILTO=root
HOME=/
# run-parts
01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly
If I crontab -e I get this type of output;
44 21 * * * /scripts/upcp
0 1 * * * /scripts/cpbackup
*/15 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/bin/dnsqueue > /dev/null 2>&1
2,58 * * * * /usr/local/bandmin/bandmin
0 0 * * * /usr/local/bandmin/ipaddrmap
Why different?
I am taking it crontab using -e is not the same file as etc/crontab?
I'm in the process of migrating a site to a new server. we're not ready to move email yet, so ideally i would like to just move web traffic at this time. i would like to be able to do this without changing the nameservers with the domain's registrar at this time.
which records to i need to manipulate in order to do this?
can i just change the A record for domain.com to point to a new IP and this won't impact the current email or do i need to move the entire site?
My biggest concern right now is impacting email by moving the everything to the new server.
to edit a DNS Zone (via WHM=> DNS Zone Edit) of a domain hosted on my server & which NS's are routed to.
New setting should route domain to a seperate server (i.e HTTP, FTP) and leave EMAIL on my server.
I've changed all settings, except MX & mail CNAME, to the new IP (This includes NS's, A's, CNAME's - WWW & ftp). Still the WWW is not working and email has stopped working localy.
I have recently updated my cPanel/WHM to the latest stable version and with one (and maybe a few more) of the DNS zones I cannot edit using cPanel and I get this error:
Unable to parse zone: Error while parsing zonedata for THISISMYDOMAIN.COM: expected valid serial, line 4 ...propagated at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/CPAN/Net/DNS/ZoneFile/Fast.pm line 142.
What can I do to fix this as I need to edit this DNS zone urgently.
Whenever I try to validate a page on my website it says it's invalid because the mime type is incorrect.
If I add this code to the top of the page:
PHP Code:
<?php
header("Content-Type: text/html");
?>
The page then becomes valid.
How can I update the mime type on the server so that I wont have to add this code to every page?
My server is a VPS running Apache with Plesk. I have SSH access.
I am currently using WinSCP to edit files on remote servers on the fly without having to download them and then open them. WinSCP works fine, but today I experienced a severe problem for a second time.
When saving a file (a css file), WinSCP gave me an error something to the effect of "Lost connection - Could not list directory"...or something like that. When I reconnected, the file has gone corrupt at 0 bytes. Ultimately, the file is history!
Thankfully, I had a backup of the file, but more specifically, I am a fan of "Ctrl+A " then "Ctrl+C" before saving any file when doing live edits. This is what saved my butt!
I have a continuous problem of losing my connection with the remote servers, but when I connect via SSH to my local servers (either locally here or when I am mobile), I do not believe I have EVER lost my SSH connection.
My question is this...
Is there another FTP program out there that anyone can recommend that will allow me to edit files over FTP that does not require download, then open? Filezilla works great, but to my knowledge, I can only download each file, then open.
I have reported the problem to the host and we have gone through the settings with WinSCP and I have also been to WinSCP about this issue...all to no avail.
I have changed one value in /etc/php.ini
safe_mode = On then restarted apache.
Now, when I try to access any mysql based sites, like forum or gallery - I get a blank page.
I went back and changed safe_mode back to 'Off'. Restarted the server - but I am still unable to load any pages.
Running CentOS.
putty, and the SSH commands in general
When I open a file using "vi" command, it just open the file and I don't know how to edit it, by removing or adding text to it, so how can I do it?
1) #> nano /var/spool/cron/root
Then type in the cron entry and save it
#> service crond restart
It cannot work if have not restart crond
2) #> crontab -e
Then type in the cron entry and save it
3) #> nano /etc/crontab
type in the cron entry and save it
I can use above three method without any problem.
However I cannot use crontab [filepath] method
4) #> crontab /home/admin/domain.com/www/testing/crontab.dat
*crontab.dat is a cron entry.
after type in this line,
I use crontab -l and see cron entry has been added to /var/spool/cron/root
However, the cron job will not run even I restart crond.
It's been nearly a year i'm running several cron jobs on my CPanel hosting. The format for the command i used is as follows (putting aside the timing info):
php /home/account/public_html/subdir/cron/cron1.php
A few days ago, all cron jobs stopped working, probably because of a certain setting that my host changed. I contacted my host, and he replied that the format i'm using for the commands was not proper, and he gave me the proper command as:
GET [url]
I tried it, but it didnt work....
I googled the problem and got tens of commands... i simply wanna run a PHP file (the file itseld is functional if i browse it) every now and then, so what is the command i should be using?
I have problem to change the /usr/bin/crontab permission to 4755 it still remain 0755 ...
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I have been trying to start up a new cronjob. I wrote the line command chmoded it to 755 and put it in a folder cron.x
In my crontab I input the following:
30 23 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.x
the first is minutes
the second hours, right?
At 23:30 on my server time, nothing happened. >_<;; I'd like to have my cronjobs emailed to me so that if there is an error, I can see it.
I've been combing google with little avail (can't find much other than unrelated blog junk on that engine nowadays anyway >_<) I figured WHT would be more useful.
in which folder is the crontab generally located.
i run LAMP
also,i m looking for a specific cron right now (xbt_cron).once i find it ,what command do i use to run it manually.its supposed to run by itself..i just moved to a new server last week and now its stopped working.
In trying to setup a cronjob on a new server I notice that cPanel tells me that usr/bin/crontab permissions are wrong and that they need to be changed to 4755.
When I log in to the server with WinSCP and attempt to change the permissions it just doesn't do it ... it looks like it's doing it, no errors, but it just leaves it the same!
I found this line in my crontab file
0 7-23/3 * * * top.sh
when it's running?
and what is it doing?
Is it possible to run a Crontab that executes an absolute URL?
I tried it, but it doesn't seem to work.
I can't edit or add anything when using this command
crontab -e
all the jobs appears but I can't edit
i created a new cron job with "crontab -e" command by using the "root" user.
* * * * * php -f /path/file.php
i tried it for php -q too. while i type this command on the shell the php file works. there is no problem with crontab rule too. the chmod of file.php is 777, user root group wheel..
but it cant work. i couldnt understand why it aint.
i created a shell file and changed the cron like:
* * * * * /path/file.sh
and in file.sh:
#!/bin/sh
php -q /path/file.php
mkdir /path/anydir
so, /path/anydir have been created but file.php not executed. so the problem is not about cron rule.
I have few servers and when I check my crontab, I found the same line in all servers but at a different time.
43 0 * * * cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/fantastico/scripts/ ; /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1
24 20 * * * cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/fantastico/scripts/ ; /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1
32 19 * * * cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/fantastico/scripts/ ; /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1
3 16 * * * cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/fantastico/scripts/ ; /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1
Anyone can explain what are the purpose for these command, and should I make any changes to these to standardize them all (the time)
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Secondly, one of my server doesn't set any automatic CPanel updates, so I set automatic updates for CPanel packages and Security packages. Is it suppose to add "/scripts/upcp" into my crontab? Most of them are also at different time.
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I assume this command is to inform me whenever my user make a new domain add-on?
/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/cpaddons_report.pl --notify
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Also can anyone tell me what are the purpose of these?
/usr/local/bandmin/bandmin
/usr/local/bandmin/ipaddrmap
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon >/dev/null 2>&1
/scripts/exim_tidydb > /dev/null 2>&1
/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/bin/dnsqueue > /dev/null 2>&1
There is 1000MBPS network set up between three computers and server.
Server has files which program saves.
Program is being run in three different computers.
Each computer tries to get into same file (eg last bill) that was created before. First computer goes in within seconds. second minutes and third just crashes. No matter which computer runs it first, last one crashes.
So called "server" is running on Windows XP pro since it just needs to keep one program files. However I cant find out whats causing file sharing over network bug that crashes access to same file if connection from many computers.
I am having a problem on my VPS. I am running the latest version of Apache on Windows Server 2K3, and after editing httpd.conf to allow virtual hosts (#Include /conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf) and trying to restart the service, an error appears saying the operation failed.
I have even tried restarting/starting the service via services.msc
If I am not using the default httpd.conf Apache will not restart at all... it is very strange. I have also tried doing a repair of the installation of Apache.
I want to put custom values in /etc/postfix/main.cf, but I'm afraid plesk would overwrite them during upgrade. How can I safely add custom values to main.cf and preserve them duing plesk updates?
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1) The PHP script can run via SSH command line mode without problem
2) I can use crontab to run the PHP script with wget or lynx.
However,
3) The script will not run if i using below entry
1 2 * * * php /path/to/script/crontest.php
1 2 * * * php -q /path/to/script/crontest.php
1 2 * * * php -f /path/to/script/crontest.php
1 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/php - /path/to/script/crontest.php
1 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/php -f /path/to/script/crontest.php
1 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /path/to/script/crontest.php
I set up a cron to run every minute & I'm running a PHP script by way of cron like
wget http://example.com/some_script.php
Now does each request of Cron is a seperate HTTP Request or what? Say my script takes more than 1 minute to execute completely but before its completed, its called again. So, will that effect the PHP script running because of previous HTTP Request or will it create a new HTTP Request & let the previous request finish its operation? Technically, it shouldn't block/affect the previous request, but I'm not sure!!
I noticed on my new servers users doesnt have crontab permission.On my first server they have access.So what i need to do to enable users crontab permission automaticly on new servers?I have whm/cpanel there but it seems there is nothing about it there.
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