Ubuntu 18.04 Cron job not running [duplicate]

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Unable to execute command in cron

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I want to delete files from a folder that is created from another process with the 2019-02-21 format.

# Clear every 6 hours, 5 minutes

*/5 */6 * * * find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

Update

Actually $(date was not working with cronjob. see the answer for solution.

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It is best to call a script from cron. The script in turn can call date command and other commands.

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I want to delete files from a folder that is created from another process with the 2019-02-21 format.

# Clear every 6 hours, 5 minutes

*/5 */6 * * * find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

Update

Actually $(date was not working with cronjob. see the answer for solution.

edited Feb 22 at 12:04

asked Feb 21 at 11:25

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marked as duplicate by steeldriver, karel, WinEunuuchs2Unix, Eric Carvalho, Charles Green Feb 23 at 17:22

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It is best to call a script from cron. The script in turn can call date command and other commands.

– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 22 at 11:33

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This question already has an answer here:

Unable to execute command in cron

2 answers

I want to delete files from a folder that is created from another process with the 2019-02-21 format.

# Clear every 6 hours, 5 minutes

*/5 */6 * * * find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

Update

Actually $(date was not working with cronjob. see the answer for solution.

edited Feb 22 at 12:04

asked Feb 21 at 11:25

AZ_

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This question already has an answer here:

Unable to execute command in cron

2 answers

I want to delete files from a folder that is created from another process with the 2019-02-21 format.

# Clear every 6 hours, 5 minutes

*/5 */6 * * * find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

Update

Actually $(date was not working with cronjob. see the answer for solution.

This question already has an answer here:

Unable to execute command in cron

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server 18.04 cron

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edited Feb 22 at 12:04

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asked Feb 21 at 11:25

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asked Feb 21 at 11:25

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marked as duplicate by steeldriver, karel, WinEunuuchs2Unix, Eric Carvalho, Charles Green Feb 23 at 17:22

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marked as duplicate by steeldriver, karel, WinEunuuchs2Unix, Eric Carvalho, Charles Green Feb 23 at 17:22

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1

It is best to call a script from cron. The script in turn can call date command and other commands.

– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 22 at 11:33

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1

It is best to call a script from cron. The script in turn can call date command and other commands.

– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 22 at 11:33

It is best to call a script from cron. The script in turn can call date command and other commands.

– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 22 at 11:33

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Check if cron is running, may be you have it disabled/not installed:

leonid@Desktop:~$ /etc/init.d/cron status

● cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon

   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)

   Active: active (running)

And redirect error output of commands to some log file, to check what's wrong.

answered Feb 21 at 12:22

LeonidMew

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Thanks WinEunuuchs2Unix for the hint.

Create an script in your home directory with chmod +x executable access I have done chmod 0755
Go to /etc/crontab and enter the following line

*/5 */6 * * * root /home/john/{your script name}.sh >> /var/log/cronErrLog.txt 2>&1

and it will run every 6 hours 5 minutes

You can put this into your {your script name}.sh

find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

edited Feb 22 at 12:04

answered Feb 22 at 11:55

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2 Answers
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Check if cron is running, may be you have it disabled/not installed:

leonid@Desktop:~$ /etc/init.d/cron status

● cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon

   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)

   Active: active (running)

And redirect error output of commands to some log file, to check what's wrong.

answered Feb 21 at 12:22

LeonidMew

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Check if cron is running, may be you have it disabled/not installed:

leonid@Desktop:~$ /etc/init.d/cron status

● cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon

   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)

   Active: active (running)

And redirect error output of commands to some log file, to check what's wrong.

answered Feb 21 at 12:22

LeonidMew

659619

add a comment |

Check if cron is running, may be you have it disabled/not installed:

leonid@Desktop:~$ /etc/init.d/cron status

● cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon

   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)

   Active: active (running)

And redirect error output of commands to some log file, to check what's wrong.

answered Feb 21 at 12:22

LeonidMew

659619

Check if cron is running, may be you have it disabled/not installed:

leonid@Desktop:~$ /etc/init.d/cron status

● cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon

   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)

   Active: active (running)

And redirect error output of commands to some log file, to check what's wrong.

answered Feb 21 at 12:22

LeonidMew

659619

answered Feb 21 at 12:22

LeonidMew

659619

answered Feb 21 at 12:22

LeonidMew

659619

answered Feb 21 at 12:22

LeonidMew

659619

add a comment |

Thanks WinEunuuchs2Unix for the hint.

Create an script in your home directory with chmod +x executable access I have done chmod 0755
Go to /etc/crontab and enter the following line

*/5 */6 * * * root /home/john/{your script name}.sh >> /var/log/cronErrLog.txt 2>&1

and it will run every 6 hours 5 minutes

You can put this into your {your script name}.sh

find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

edited Feb 22 at 12:04

answered Feb 22 at 11:55

AZ_

1166

add a comment |

Thanks WinEunuuchs2Unix for the hint.

Create an script in your home directory with chmod +x executable access I have done chmod 0755
Go to /etc/crontab and enter the following line

*/5 */6 * * * root /home/john/{your script name}.sh >> /var/log/cronErrLog.txt 2>&1

and it will run every 6 hours 5 minutes

You can put this into your {your script name}.sh

find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

edited Feb 22 at 12:04

answered Feb 22 at 11:55

AZ_

1166

add a comment |

Thanks WinEunuuchs2Unix for the hint.

Create an script in your home directory with chmod +x executable access I have done chmod 0755
Go to /etc/crontab and enter the following line

*/5 */6 * * * root /home/john/{your script name}.sh >> /var/log/cronErrLog.txt 2>&1

and it will run every 6 hours 5 minutes

You can put this into your {your script name}.sh

find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

edited Feb 22 at 12:04

answered Feb 22 at 11:55

AZ_

1166

Thanks WinEunuuchs2Unix for the hint.

Create an script in your home directory with chmod +x executable access I have done chmod 0755
Go to /etc/crontab and enter the following line

*/5 */6 * * * root /home/john/{your script name}.sh >> /var/log/cronErrLog.txt 2>&1

and it will run every 6 hours 5 minutes

You can put this into your {your script name}.sh

find /data/ding/dong/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d') -type f -exec rm -f {} ;

edited Feb 22 at 12:04

answered Feb 22 at 11:55

AZ_

1166

edited Feb 22 at 12:04

answered Feb 22 at 11:55

AZ_

1166

answered Feb 22 at 11:55

AZ_

1166

answered Feb 22 at 11:55

AZ_

1166

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