Re: [nv-l] NV on Linux

Paul,

This is just a snippet of a larger - about 250 lines - script.  The large 
script runs just as outlined here.  This is the command that "fails."

Mahesh

>>> pstroud AT bellsouth DOT net 10/10/03 18:36 PM >>>
Mahesh,
Why are you using a script? Why not just run the command from cron?
I don't know if it will make any difference, but it is worth a try.

Paul



Mahesh Tailor wrote:

>Hello, all!
>
>This might a bit off subject, but someone might be able to help.
>
>NV: 7.1.3 FP1
>OS: RedHat Linux Enterprise AS
>
>I have a script (/tmp/t.sh) with the following contents:
>
>#!/bin/ksh
>
>/usr/OV/bin/snmpColDump -t /usr/OV/databases/snmpCollect/ifInOctets.1 >
>/tmp/t.out
>
>When I execute this file from the root prompt, /tmp/t.out contains the
>following:
>
>10/09/2003 10:55:52 AM  myrouter.net.carilion.com     125.858 1065711352
>10/09/2003 10:55:52 AM  myrouter.net.carilion.com     26968.6 1065711352
>
>I then add the following to root's crontab:
>
>54 08 * * * /tmp/t.sh 1>/dev/null 2>&1
>
>When this cronjob is executed, /tmp/t.out contains the following:
>
>10/09/2003 10:55:52     myrouter.net.carilion.com     125.858 1065711352
>10/09/2003 10:55:52     myrouter.net.carilion.com     26968.6 1065711352
>
>As you can see the AM/PM indicator is missing.
>
>I have tried with #!/bin/ksh, #!/bin/bash. #!/myshell/ksh [this is the
>ksh for Linux available from David Korn's website], and #!/bin/sh, with
>the same results.
>
>Also, running the snmpColDump directly from the root prompt, gives the
>same output with the AM/PM indicator.
>
>Why is this?  Is this a bug in snmpColDump? cron? environment?  Is there
>a way to force snmpColDump to output in 24-hour format?
>
>Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>
>TIA
>
>Mahesh
>
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