Need help on Unix Cron job to submit onautovop

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Sunny Shi wrote: > > /informix/7.22/bin/start_autovop[45]: /bin/onautovop: not found. > > Here is the cron tab line: > > /informix/7.22/bin/start_autovop 1 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null > > Then I try to submit the above on the command line, every thing ran OK. > > I don't know why, the cron is trying to search onautovop at /bin > directory where in the start_autovop script it's pointing to the > $INFORMIXDIR/bin(where $INFORMIXDIR is /informix/7.22) == > /informix/7.22/bin directory. > When is $INFORMIXDIR set for whatever user is running your crontab? Hint: It doesn't look like it is ($INFORMIXDIR/bin/start_autovop => /bin/start_autovop). You can set it in a global shell file (sometimes /etc/cshrc but you will have to check which shell your cron user is set to use, if any) or you can write a tiny batchfile and have it run in the crontab: export INFORMIXDIR=/informix/7.22$INFORMIXDIR/bin/start_autovop Of course, use your shell's command to set the environment. Rob Wilson rwilson@informix.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------1EE13A5650BB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, Everyone. I am trying to using cron job to submit the onautovop process in the evening for my onarchive backup. I used the cron_autovop utility provided by Informix. It created a cron tab. The cron tab job activatied at the given time. But it gave me a message of: /informix/7.22/bin/start_autovop[45]: /bin/onautovop: not found. Here is the cron tab line: /informix/7.22/bin/start_autovop 1 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null Then I try to submit the above on the command line, every thing ran OK. I don't know why, the cron is trying to search onautovop at /bin directory where in the start_autovop script it's pointing to the $INFORMIXDIR/bin(where $INFORMIXDIR is /informix/7.22) == /informix/7.22/bin directory. Attached is a text document of the start_autovop script. Thank you very much in advance for your help. My email: sunnyshi@mediaone.net Phone: 847-534-6073 Sunny Shi --------------1EE13A5650BB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="START_~1.TXT" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="START_~1.TXT" #!/bin/sh #************************************************************************** # # INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. # # PROPRIETARY DATA # # THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA WHICH IS THE PROPERTY OF # INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBMITTED TO RECIPIENT IN # CONFIDENCE. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE USED, COPIED OR # DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT # SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. # # THIS MATERIAL IS ALSO COPYRIGHTED AS AN UNPUBLISHED WORK UNDER # SECTIONS 104 AND 408 OF TITLE 17 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. # UNAUTHORIZED USE, COPYING OR OTHER REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. # # Title: start_autovop # Sccsid: @(#)start_autovop 9.5 11/2/93 15:37:24 # #************************************************************************** #* FILE : run_auto_vop */ #* PRODUCT : ARCHIVE*SQL */ #* MODULE : Auto Vop */ #* VERSION : 2.3.1 */ #* */ #* CONTENT : Script that starts the cataloger in background. */ #* */ #* Computertime Network Corporation */ #* Informix OnLine - Version 6.0 */ #* Copyright 1990. All rights reserved. */ #*****************************************************************************/ # # Starts the Automatic Virtual Operator echo " " if (test "$1" != "") then REPT=$1 else REPT=1 fi shellpid=$$ while (test $REPT -gt 0) do $INFORMIXDIR/bin/onautovop 1>/tmp/autovop.out.$shellpid.$REPT 2>&1 & startpid=$! echo "ONAUTOVOP $startpid started; output to /tmp/autovop.out.$shellpid.$REPT" REPT=`expr $REPT - 1` done echo " " exit 0 --------------1EE13A5650BB--