[Novalug] Re: weekly cron job

[Jay Hart]

> /sbin/start-stop-daemon -start --pidfile /dev/null --startas /usr/bin/sa-learn
> --oknodo --chuid $WHO -- --spam -f /tmp/spamfiles

Feeding this as one line gives same error.

>> > email:/etc/cron.weekly # ./spam-learn
>> > /sbin/start-stop-daemon: --signal takes a numeric argument
>> > Try `/sbin/start-stop-daemon --help' for more information.

I think the --startas option is the problem.

-s is signal, and a num value is expected.

shouldn't it be --name and then /usr/bin...

Also, which command is using the --chuid option/argument?

okno and spam are args for sa-learn


>
> but I used the '\' which are suppose to be followed by only a
> 'line-feed' character to continue the command onto the next line, in
> order to hopefully make it more readable.
>
>> Also, I wonder if this line:
>>
>> /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile /dev/null \
>>     --startas /bin/sh \
>>     --oknodo --chuid $WHO \
>>     -- -c "find ${SPAMDIR} -type f -mtime +15 | xargs rm -f"

Haven't tried this line yet...

>>
>> will also have the same problem on the fourth line?
>
> Same thing here, only the program is '/bin/sh' in this case.
>
>> Jay
>>
>> >> Jay Hart wrote:
>> >>> the script fails at this line:
>> >>>
>> >>> find ${SPAMDIR} -type f -print > /tmp/spamfiles
>> >>>
>> >>> with the following error:
>> >>>
>> >>> email:/etc/cron.weekly # ./spam-learn
>> >>> find: /home/jhart/MailDir/.knownspam: No such file or directory
>> >>>
>> >>> but this directory exists
>> >>>
>> >>> email:/home/jhart/Maildir # ls -l
>> >>> total 372
>> >>> <snip other directories>
>> >>> drwx------ 6 jhart users  4096 Aug 24 10:24 .knownspam
>> >>> <snip other directories>
>> >>>
>> >>> So, now I know why my script will not run to completion.
>> >>>
>> >>> What can I do to resolve???
>> >>>
>> >>> Jay
>> >>>
>> >> OK, this could be a typo in you mail, but:
>> >> MailDir and Maildir are not the same directory.
>> >>
>> >> Matt
>> >>
>> >
>> > *D*DJDJDDC(D*E&H$OD(D*E&&E(#)#ED&CH... You're right.
>> >
>> > Ok, that took care of that problem.
>> >
>> > Next problem:
>> >
>> > email:/etc/cron.weekly # ./spam-learn
>> > /sbin/start-stop-daemon: --signal takes a numeric argument
>> > Try `/sbin/start-stop-daemon --help' for more information.
>> >
>> > Jay
>
> I don't see how either invokation of "/sbin/start-stop-daemon" generated
> this message, unless you have trailing SPACES or other junk after a
> continue('\') character at the end of a line of text.
>
>
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