[Dxspider-support] The 'perfect' cron list

Thu Mar 2 21:39:28 GMT 2023

Hi all,

I see on many mesage this :

# Check the skimmer connection every minute and reconnect if needed.
* * * * * start_connect('sk0mmr') unless connected('sk0mmr')
* * * * * start_connect('sk1mmr') unless connected('sk1mmr')

Is it integrated into the software or do you have to request a connection to an OM or server?
Because I can't find an answer to my question on the various DX-Spider sites.
If you could help me understand what this means.

Thanks for your answer and 73 51 QRO
Laurent F4BWT
Sysop of F4BWT-3 & F4BWT-7

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De: "Keith Maton via Dxspider-support" <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>
À: "The DXSpider Support list" <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>
Cc: "Keith Maton" <g6nhu at me.com>
Envoyé: Jeudi 2 Mars 2023 21:04:33
Objet: Re: [Dxspider-support] The 'perfect' cron list

Probably not ‘perfect’ but this works for me. 

# Set so that all crontab entries are performed in LOCAL time, not UTC 

LOCALE = LOCAL 

# 

# Remote node links 

xxx removed because we all have different ones 

# Check the skimmer connection every minute and reconnect if needed. 

* * * * * start_connect('sk0mmr') unless connected('sk0mmr') 

* * * * * start_connect('sk1mmr') unless connected('sk1mmr') 

# Update mrtg every five minutes 

00,05,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * run_cmd('mrtg all') 

# Update the badip tables every hour 

38 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.torexit') 

38 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.torrelay') 

38 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.global') 

39 * * * * run_cmd('load/badip') 

# Daily at 04:00 - Automatically tidy up old log files. 

# debug log management is controlled via spider and via a line in startup. 

02 4 * * * spawn(q[find /spider/local_data/spots -type f -mmin +44640 -exec rm -f {} \;]) 

01 4 * * * spawn(q[find /spider/local_data/log -type f -mmin +10080 -exec rm -f {} \;]) 

03 4 * * * spawn(q[find /spider/local_data/wcy -type f -mmin +1440 -exec rm -f {} \;]) 

04 4 * * * spawn(q[find /spider/local_data/wwv -type f -mmin +1440 -exec rm -f {} \;]) 

# Daily at 05:00 - Get latest cty.dat 

00 05 * * * spawn("cd /spider/local_data ; rm cty.old ; mv cty.dat cty.old ; wget -qN http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat") 

02 05 * * * spawn("cd /spider/local_data ; rm wpxloc.old ; mv wpxloc.raw wpxloc.old ; wget -qN http://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw") 

04 05 * * * spawn("cd /spider/local_data ; /spider/perl/create_prefix.pl") 

10 05 * * * run_cmd("load/prefixes") 

# Daily at 08:00 - Get latest Keps (I doubt anyone uses these but it's good to be up to date) 

02 08 * * * spawn("cd /tmp ; wget -qN http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt ; /spider/perl/convkeps.pl -p nasabare.txt") 

04 08 * * * run_cmd("load/keps") 

06 08 * * * spawn("rm /tmp/nasabare.txt") 

# Check for updates on weekdays at 23:42. Do not update at weekends. Update the updater first 

40 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 spawn('cd /spider/local_cmd; wget -qN https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EA3CV/dxspider_info/main/check_build.pl') 

41 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd('load/cmd') 

42 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd("check_build Y") 

# Monday 23:10 - Get latest FCC data 

10 23 * * 1 spawn("cd /tmp ; wget -qN ftp://ftp.w1nr.net/usdbraw.gz ; /spider/perl/create_usdb.pl usdbraw.gz") 

15 23 * * 1 run_cmd("load/usdb") 

20 23 * * 1 spawn("rm /tmp/usdbraw.gz") 

On 2 Mar 2023, at 19:04, Mikel EA2CW via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote: 

After Dirk's corrections, this is my /spider/local_cmd/crontab file. Hope it can help. Be careful with some undesired LF/CR 

73, Mikel 

SOF =================================================================================== 
# Check connections every 5 minutes to see if servers are connected 
# if not, starts connect jobs 
02,07,12,17,22,27,32,37,42,47,52,57 * * * * start_connect('ea3cv-2') unless connected('ea3cv-2') 
# one line for each node you want to stay connected to 
# 
# Check connections with reversebeacon servers every minute 
* * * * * start_connect('sk0mmr') unless connected('sk0mmr') 
* * * * * start_connect('sk1mmr') unless connected('sk1mmr') 
# 
# Search for updates week days at 04:25 UTC 
# 
25 4 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd("check_build N") 
# 
# 
# Check IP dynamic changes every 10 min 
02,12,22,32,42,52 * * * * run_cmd("update_ip") 
# 
# Users export on tue & thu at 03:20 
20 3 * * 2,4 run_cmd("export_users") 
# 
# Monday 3:00 local - Get latest FCC data (W1NR updates Sundays) 
0 3 * * 1 spawn("cd /tmp && wget -Nq ftp://ftp.w1nr.net/usdbraw.gz && /spider/perl/create_usdb.pl usdbraw.gz") 
2 3 * * 1 run_cmd("load/usdb") 
4 3 * * 1 spawn("rm /tmp/usdbraw.gz") 
# 
# Friday 5:00 UTC - Get latest Keps to be ready for any contest 
0 5 * * 5 spawn("cd /tmp && wget -Nq https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt && /spider/perl/convkeps.pl -p nasabare.txt") 
2 5 * * 5 run_cmd("load/keps") 
4 5 * * 5 spawn("rm /tmp/nasabare.txt") 
# 
# Friday 4am UTC - Get latest cty.dat to be ready for any contest 
6 4 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/local_data && wget -Nq https://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat") 
8 4 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/local_data && wget -Nq https://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw") 
10 4 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/local_data && /spider/perl/create_prefix.pl") 
12 4 * * 5 run_cmd("load/prefixes") 
# 
# Announce to logged users every hour at minute 08 
08 * * * * run_cmd('ann Remember to register if you want to send spots. Use SP EA2CW to do it') 
# 
# BADIP's, TOR & Others 
17 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.torexit') 
17 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.torrelay') 
17 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.global') 
18 * * * * run_cmd('load/badip') 
EOF ========================================================================= 

El 02/03/2023 a las 19:26, Michael Walker via Dxspider-support escribió: 

Hi All 

For years, my cluster runs flawlessly on its own. :) And, I trust that to 
continue. 

Can those in the know share what their CRON entries are so us mear mortals 
can update our own clusters? :) 

This is what I have now (and, am now noticing the funny characters that 
require fixing) 

# Automaticlly check for update at 02:20 on Tuesday morning and then apply 
at 02:30 
# Note, this restarts the node so will disconnect all sessions 
20 02 * * 2 spawn("cd /spider; git reset --hard; git pull") 
30 02 * * 2 run_cmd('shutdown▒^`^y) 

# Check for updates on weekdays at 23:42. Do not update at weekends. 
Update the updater first 
40 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 spawn('cd /spider/local_cmd; wget -qN 
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EA3CV/dxspider_info/main/check_build.pl') 
41 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd(▒^`^xload/cmd') 
42 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd("check_build Y▒^`^}) 

Mike va3mw 

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