[Dxspider-support] Crontab running ?

[Boudewijn (Bob) Tenty]

If you install rsyslog log files like syslog, kern.log, cron.log, user.log will be back in /var/log/ again.

Bob (Boudewijn) VE3TOK

On 10/11/24 18:55, Michael Serowik via Dxspider-support wrote:
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> In Debian 12, the traditional syslog system has been replaced with systemd-journald. This means that the old log files like syslog, messages, auth.log are no longer used. Instead, all system logs are now stored in a centralized journal, which is accessible using the journalctl command.
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> To view the system logs, you can use the following command:
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> journalctl
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> This will display all of the logs in the journal. You can also filter the logs by using options like -p (priority) and -u (unit). For example, to view only the logs from the syslog unit, you would use the following command:
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> journalctl -u syslog
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> You can also specify a start and end time for the logs you want to view. For example, to view the logs from the past hour, you would use the following command:
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> journalctl --since "1 hour ago"
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> Mike-N3bsq
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> *From:* Dxspider-support <dxspider-support-bounces at tobit.co.uk> *On Behalf Of *Erik Schott via Dxspider-support
> *Sent:* Friday, October 11, 2024 6:45 PM
> *To:* dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk
> *Cc:* Erik Schott <fhaschott at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [Dxspider-support] Crontab running ?
>
> Dear all,
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> Is there a way how I can check that cronjobs are running ?
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> In this case when I checked the Kepler sets (sh/sat), I get the following:
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> Satellites available/Age of Keps (days):-
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>   AO-07: 6827                 AO-10: 6828
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>   AO-16: 6827                 AO-27: 6827
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>   AO-40: 6826                 AO-51: 6826
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>   FENGYUN1: 6826                 FO-29: 6827
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>
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> If I read it correct, there are very old datasets but I may be wrong.
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>
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> I found a cronjob for updating the keppler sets and put it in the crontab
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> # AutoUpdate Keps (At 02:00 on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday)
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> 0 2 * * 2,4,6 spawn("cd /tmp | wget -qN http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt & /spider/perl/convkeps.pl -p nasabare.txt &")
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> 5 2 * * 2,4,6 run_cmd("load/keps")
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> 10 2 * * 2,4,6 spawn("rm /tmp/nasabare.txt")
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> How do I know or can I check that the job has successfully completed. (Thursday has passed with the cronjob active)
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> I tried to do the commands one by one but then I get an error.
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> I can’t find the cron log, something strange going on with logs and Debian 12.
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> *
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> *
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> *sysop at hamradio*:*/tmp*$ *~*$ wget -qN http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt
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> *sysop at hamradio*:*/tmp*$ /home/sysop/spider/perl/convkeps.pl -p nasabare.txt
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> 120 keps converted
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> *sysop at hamradio:**/tmp*$  /home/sysop/spider/cmd/load/kepspl
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> /home/sysop/spider/cmd/load/keps.pl: line 4: syntax error near unexpected token `$self,'
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> /home/sysop/spider/cmd/load/keps.pl: line 4: `my ($self, $line) = @_;'
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>
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> Code keps.pl
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> #
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> # load the the keps file after changing it
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> #
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> my ($self, $line) = @_;
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> return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 5;
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> if ($line =~ /^(\d+)$/) {
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> my $msgno = $1;
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> my $mref = DXMsg::get($msgno);
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> return (1, $self->msg('m4', $msgno)) unless $mref;
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> return (1, $self->msg('sat5')) unless $mref->subject =~ /\b\d{3,6}\.AMSAT\b/i;
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> my $fn = DXMsg::filename($msgno);
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> my $fh = new IO::File "$main::root/perl/convkeps.pl $fn |";
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> my @in = <$fh>;
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> $fh->close;
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> return (1, @in) if @in;
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> }
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> my @out = Sun::load($self);
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> @out = ($self->msg('ok')) if !@out;
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> return (1, @out);
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> Server: dxcluster.pa0esh.nl
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> OS:Debian 12
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> Software  DXSpider V1.57 build 547
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>
>
> Thanks in advance for some guidance…
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>
>
> Erik,
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> PA0ESH
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