Questions tagged [cron]
the job scheduler in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It enables users to schedule tasks to run non-interactively at specified intervals or predefined times, including upon reboot.
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Cronjobs sometimes fail to run fully when launching many Python scripts
I have about 30 Python scripts that I have scheduled to run via cron. Usually, I can run cronjobs on a Raspberry Pi just fine but I usually also only do a handful only.
These scripts are essentially ...
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Script runs in terminal, but not in cron?
I have a script that runs OK in a terminal, but it doesn't run in cron. I've spent the last 5 hours on google and I'm not getting anywhere with it.
The main code is as follows:
import os
import ...
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Command from terminal and script on startup
Is it possible to run a python script as well as a command from terminal on startup?
I have successfully executed the python script as mentioned in the link below.
https://www.instructables.com/id/...
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How to stop python script that was started with crontab reboot
I have a python script that continuously saves data to a CSV file and is started as soon as the Pi starts up using crontab reboot. Does anyone know how I stop the script from within the Raspberry Pi ...
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Cronjob is missing the GET parameter in Raspberry Pi
I am using a headless raspbian OS on Raspverry Pi 3B+.
I have placed the following code at the home directory of the user pi
#!/usr/bin/env python
import socket
import httplib
s = socket.socket(...
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Reinstall Raspbian without wiping SD card
I recently upgraded my pi3 using apt. After a number of packages were upgraded, cron stopped working. Instead of executing its jobs, cron now drops a message in /var/log/daemon.log:
Oct 29 19:40:01 ...
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Schedule a cron job to send temperature via e-mail
Greeting's,
I am running an apache2 server on my raspberry pi. I wanted to keep a tab on it's temperature while I'm travelling. I know that following two commands will give me the GPU and CPU ...
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Execute a script at sunrise/sunset
Good afternoon,
I'm trying to edit by soft, as a text file, the file that contains the crontab data.
This is because I need to execute a series of functions daily, they are related to the sunrise and ...
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automated way to restart a bitcoin node occasionally
Is there a way to reboot a bitcoin node occasionally (maybe once a day) in an automated way? Basically some way to
Gracefully shut down bitcoind (i.e. wait for it to shut down
completely).
Reboot
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Automatic startup browser
I have a script that starts iceweasel with a certain webpage if iceweasel is not already running. It should start iceweasel on the local screen, in other words the screen plugged directly into the ...
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crontab schedule .py file
I am attempting to run a scheduled .py file every 5 minutes with crontab but I don't think it's working.
I'm following this post with the instructions:
Can't run python script from cron
I opened ...
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Cronjob deleted but cron still sends email
I have in /etc/crontab a job defined like this:
0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * root /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=example.com -update
I deleted this job but cron sends me still emails every ten ...
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Python script not running when added to crontab
I have an on_reboot.sh file that contains the following:
#!/bin/bash
source /home/pi/.profile
workon cv
cd /home/pi/reboot
python pi_test.py
After that I made the file executable using
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How to run a script which uses I/O's on startup?
I have a python script which makes use of the standard RPi I/O's where I am detecting multiple inputs and storing values to a database. The script runs without exiting until the Pi is powered off.
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YA Cron Question
I have a python script called mediacircus.py that works when run manually (using Idle) in /home/pi. I have a Cron schedule to run it every minute that looks like this:
* * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/...
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Start Python CLI app on startup
I have a Raspberry Pi 3b+ that is booting to the pi user terminal, no GUI. I need to have a small CLI app run after the pi has finished booting.
So far I have tried editing /etc/rc.local, and using ...
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Crontab Unresponsive
I am trying to get my Raspberry Pi B+ to run a shell script everyday at the same time, and I am trying to use Crontab to do it. I run sudo crontab -e to access my Crontab programs, and added the entry ...
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Automatically launching a script after full boot [duplicate]
New here and know that launching programs is a well discussed topic, but I've got a slightly different need that I think is complicating the solution.
I've got a straight forward python script that ...
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Cron Job turns off the matrix MAX7219 after finishing the script
I have a script in python3 which executes and shows information in an 8x8 MAX7219 matrix and works perfectly. When I run the script directly from the .py file, the matrix does not turn off (and that's ...
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Xdotool not working in Crontab
My main goal was to make a basic shell script that would close down my chromium tabs before shutting down. This was my script:
xdotool key ctrl+w & sleep 15; sudo shutdown -h now
After changing ...
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How can I disable Cron jobs from Windows?
My friend thought it would be funny to make a Cron job on my pi that made it shutdown every minute, so now it boots and immediately shuts down. Can I delete the file with the Cron job from a windows ...
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Skip first job run at reboot with Cron
I'm trying to run a Bash script with Cron every 5 minutes to check if my Raspberry Pi have changed its IP address or not and update me, this is the script i'm using.
#!/bin/bash
#check and send ip ...
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What's wrong with this little python script?
I followed this tutorial to log my CPU temperature into a .csv-file and try to run the .py script it at bootup with cron.
The script:
from gpiozero import CPUTemperature
from time import sleep, ...
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How to run a C program at boot time [duplicate]
I have a project and it is running a c program on the PI. The program is meant to start running at startup.
So far I have tried to do this with rclocal, but this is depricated. Afterwards I tried ...
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Cron vs. Python ‘schedule’ for scheduling tasks with Flask
I’m looking to implement a script that calls a web API at regular intervals (e.g. every hour). I’m using Flask as my server.
Should I use the Cron framework, or is it better to use Python’s schedule ...
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Python script run from crontab does not recognize USB drive mounted later
I am having a bit of a problem here, I really hope some of you can point me in the right direction:
I made a python3 program running a loop and checking if the file /DATALOGGER/DATALOGUSB/SETUP.py ...
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Cron doesnt run specific .py file
I wrote a code in Python to change Bluetooth Low Energy information.
If I write for example python beacon.py 12 12 major of BLE advertised data will be 12 and minor will be 12. When I run it using ...
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Is it necessary to release Raspberry Pi Camera before rebooting? If so how do I do it?
I have a python3 script that uses OpenCV and a Raspberry Pi cam. It runs almost 24/7. Using crontab the pi will reboot every night at midnight and the script will begin running again. This is mostly ...
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Raspbian 04-18 Cronjob won't run with @reboot
I'm trying to find any solution to this problem but for some reason I can't manage to make this work properly. The only thing I need is to run a .sh file located in the /home/pi folder.
I did it like ...
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How to wait for X-Server to init before crontab
Kindly refer to my problem at: crontab @reboot starting an UI Application
I tried to use sleep in my script. It won't work.
May I know how can I wait for X to start before running my crontab?
Many ...
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crontab @reboot starting an UI Application
I was able to do this until I downloaded the latest raspberry pi image.
It is a DotNET WinForm application.
Started in crontab using @reboot /home/pi/auto.sh
#!/bin/bash
cd /home/pi/test
export ...
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Autostart python script and see its output on the terminal
Is there any way that i can auto run a python script at boot and see its output on the terminal other than editing the .bashrc file ?
I tried using crontab job and putting myscript in /etc/init.d/ ...
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Script Running in Background GPIO.cleanup() on shutdown
I have been searching for answer to this. I have python script that runs on start up via cron, and lights up some different LEDs based on button pushing using the GPIO pins and runs in the background ...
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Cron jobs not running when specific time specified
I have a crontab that looks like this:
* * * * * /bin/date >> /tmp/every-minute.log
0 8 * * * /bin/date >> /tmp/eight-am.log
The first line works just fine. The second does not seem to fire at ...
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Crontab doesn't work after reboot by cable plugging out
I have a crontab task for python script (IOT hub by microsoft) launch.
It launches properly after "sudo reboot" and by manual script launch, but doesn't launch properly after reboot by cable plugging ...
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`crontab` fails to run Python3 code at boot (no GUI involved)
After searching for some time- I can;t find the reason that my python3 code won't execute during boot. I'm using Rpi Zero, using StrechLite OS.
Code run OK when is executed from command line.
crontab ...
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logging data when using crontab
Edits: added comments to code.
I am running a small .py script on my Raspberry Pi with a DHT11 sensor and 3 LEDs.
I am starting the program on boot with crontab, and everything is running fine apart ...
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Cron and atd jobs cant see manually mounted file systems (mounted while on ssh) [closed]
I recently upgraded to debian [/raspbian] buster. Ever since then, cron jobs creating directories using mkdir -p <directory name> will create the directory on the root file system / device ...
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Launch tightvncserver at reboot using cron
Starting tightvncserver manually from a terminal works fine.
To start it @reboot I am using crontab -e with the following command:
@reboot sleep 20 && /usr/bin/tightvncserver
The path is ...
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Stop an automated task with cron?
I am trying to run a python script overnight on a Raspberry Pi, starting at 1900 and finishing at 0700, which scans the environment around the machine for MAC addresses of nearby devices for security ...
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Crontab not wrote into schedule after reboot and always restore to a specific time
I have a tiny computer, raspberry. It's a good computer.
Recently, I got a problem when it run crontab and the problem is as this title. Otherwise, the system is always to restore. After editing ...
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Failing to record audio using cron
I'm not having any success getting the below line to run in Cron. I've added / before % due to it being a special character. It works without the / when run directly from Terminal.
Eventually I'd ...
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crontab entry with parameters?
My goal was to make my Pi create its own WiFi on start so that I can connect to it wirelessly.
I have succeeded by creating a crontab entry (using sudo crontab -e):
@reboot /path/to/create_ap.sh &...
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Trying to autorun Paho MQTT client script on boot up
I am running a Paho MQTT client on my raspberry pi (Stretch OS). This script recieves MQTT messages from a publisher script and then stores the data in a SQL database. As I added client.loop_forever() ...
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cron job not starting on bootup
I've created a cron job and it does seem to be running. This is the line I've put in cron file :
@reboot python /home/pi/Pimoroni/bme680/Indoor-Air-Quality-MQTT.py &
I ran the command grep CRON ...
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Script not working with crontab, works manually
I have a problem with a script not working when executed via crontab. I've already searched for similar problems, but none of the usual solutions seem to work. I'm using a RPi3 with raspbian stretch ...
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Editing crontab within python
I have a RPi 3 running Raspbian Stretch.
My plan is to write a Python program to control a 4-relay module to switch lights on and off at predetermined times.
I’ve used tkinter to create a UI to ...
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Crontab or cron.d to run a wav file. What am I doing wrong?
I have been at this for a month now. New to programming. Trying to run a schedule for wav files to execute. Using Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspbian Stretch. My cron.d file called 'BellCron' is as ...
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How do I create a cron job to execute PHP?
I've been trying to execute a PHP file via a cron job, but I can't seem to get it to work. I've set the permissions of the relevant file to 777. Here is the line I've currently got in the crontab file....
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Cron not finding necessary files to run .py file
I hope this is not a duplicate post however I have spent about 16 hours researching a solution for my problem and have not found it yet. I am attempting to run a python GUI that acts as an interface ...
