Author Topic: cron doesn't work (maybe because I want to autolaunch an X app?) (Read 2104 times)

jls · « **on:** January 31, 2011, 12:04:58 PM »

I have cron in my boot options and doesn't work, if I start it from .X.d no prbl.
Maybe cause I want to autolaunch filetool which is an X app ?

gutmensch · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2011, 02:31:17 PM »

What about filetool.sh?

jls · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2011, 03:32:41 PM »

before I was doing with filetool.sh, but I have a small pendrive so the backup was failing cause I'm used to fill the desktop and then free it before shut down or when the filetool window warns me, but not always I accept.

curaga · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:26:02 AM »

I doubt you can start X apps from cron. At least not as root, and not without DISPLAY set.

jls · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:35:23 AM »

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tc@hp:~$ crontab -l
*/30 * * * * su "$(cat /etc/sysconfig/tcuser)" -c "[ -z "$(pidof filetool)" ] && filetool" &

works but cron has to be started from ~/.X.d

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