By fredrikwirth
Hello! I tried to setup a cronjob with crontab to run a shell script every 10 minute. But it´s not working. The Shell Script file: " #!/bin/bash
Remove Files
rm -f /var/log/messages "
The Crontab -E Config file: " */10 * * * * /vpndel/script "¨
But when i check the log file the text is still there after 10 minutes have gone?
What could be wrong?
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Perhaps these might be helpful: <br> <br>1.) <a href=“https://digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-write-a-simple-shell-script-on-a-vps”>How To Write a Simple Shell Script on a VPS</a>; <br> <br>2.) <a href=“https://digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-write-a-simple-shell-script-on-a-vps-part-2”>How To Write a Simple Shell Script on a VPS (Part 2)</a>; <br> <br>3.) <a href=“https://digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-write-a-simple-shell-script-on-a-vps-part-3”>How To Write a Simple Shell Script on a VPS (Part 3)</a>; <br> <br>4.) <a href=“https://digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-a-simple-bash-script-to-restart-server-programs”>How To Use a Simple Bash Script To Restart Server Programs</a>.
Are its permissions set properly? Try running <code>chmod +x /vpndel/script</code>.
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