Re: [Repost] F-prot update cron script fails

[Bengt Thuree <bengt@thuree.com>]

> On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 02:38:37PM +0100, VSJ wrote:
>
> > Hi Edward, 
> >
> > I've copied your cron script, replacing the
> > existing /etc/cron.d/f-prot-installer, but I still get the following
> > messages by e-mail at 4:27 and 16:27:
> >
> > Subject: 
> > Cron <root@P1> root if [ -x /usr/lib/f-prot/tools/check-updates ];
> > then /usr/lib/f-prot/tools/check-updates -cron -quiet; fi
> >
> > Message body:
> > /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `then'
> > /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `root if [ -x /usr/lib/f-prot/tools/check-updates ];
> > then /usr/lib/f-prot/tools/check-updates -cron -quiet; fi'
> >
> > I give up! But thanks for your reply,
>
> Did you add that to /etc/crontab, or did you do "crontab -e"?
> /etc/crontab:
> minute hour day month day-of-week user command
>
> other crontab files (edited with "crontab -e"):
> minute hour day month day-of-week command
And, can you run the command manually from a command prompt?
(the exact command as is specified in the crontab file)

Perhaps you can show us the /etc/cron.d/f-prot-installer cronscript.
(Or whatever you are using?)

-Bengt