From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alok K. Dhir" Subject: RE: Cron Job - GUI Application Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:14:44 -0500 Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <001301c2f54d$8710fe80$6501a8c0@frodo> References: <2DE78F33FFE0D3118C0200508B94F9CA19420E89@uswaumsx08medge.med.ge.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <2DE78F33FFE0D3118C0200508B94F9CA19420E89@uswaumsx08medge.med.ge.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "'Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS)'" , linux-admin@vger.kernel.org Why did you put "sh" in there? Per the error message, 'sh' can not execute the xcalc binary. Further, aa.bb.cc.dd needs to be replaced by the ip address of your X display server (or 127.0.0.1 if local). I.e. */10 * * * * root /usrX11R6/bin/xcalc -display 127.0.0.1:0 > -----Original Message----- > From: Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS) > [mailto:Pradeep.Sadanapalli@med.ge.com] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:10 PM > To: 'Alok K. Dhir'; linux-admin@vger.kernel.org > Subject: RE: Cron Job - GUI Application > > > It did not work. Again I am getting the same error message. > Here is my crontab . > > ***crontab***** > > SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin > HOME=/home/pradeep > > */10 * * * * root sh /usrX11R6/bin/xcalc -display aa.bb.cc.dd:0 > > ****crontab**** > > Now I am getting the below error message > "/usr/X11R6/bin/xcalc: /usr/X11R6/bin/xcalc: cannot execute > binary file" > > thanks > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alok K. Dhir [mailto:adhir@symplicity.com] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:15 AM > To: Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS); linux-admin@vger.kernel.org > Subject: RE: Cron Job - GUI Application > > > Try specifying the "-display" parameter, and make sure that > the permissions on your Xserver are configured properly. > > I.e. > > 10 2 * * * root /usr/X11R6/bin/xcalc -display a.b.c.d:0 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org > > [mailto:linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of > > Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS) > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:59 AM > > To: 'linux-admin@vger.kernel.org' > > Subject: RE: Cron Job - GUI Application > > > > > > I am sorry for this..in my earlier mail..I have mention the > > error incorrectly. > > > > Here is what I am seeing as the error. > > > > "Error: Can't open display:" > > > > Thanks, > > Pradeep > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS) > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 9:49 AM > > To: 'Jorge R . Csapo'; linux-admin@vger.kernel.org > > Subject: Cron Job - GUI Application > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I am unable to schedule a GUI application to run using a cron > > job. I am using RedHat Linux 8.0. below is my crontab > > > > <> > > > > SHELL=/bin/bash > > HOME=/home/pradeep > > > > 10 2 * * * root /usr/X11R6/bin/xcalc > > > > <> > > > > It gives me an error message that " cron : Unable to connect > > to X Server" > > > > Is it possible to do this? If so, help me out in doing this. > > Thank you all in advance.. > > > > Thanks, > > Pradeep > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jorge R . Csapo [mailto:jorge@completo.com.br] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:41 AM > > To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org > > Subject: NIS and NFS > > > > > > Hi all, I've been wrecking my brains over this one but I'm threading > > water: > > > > I have a Linux-only network with one server and a number of > > stations. The server's /home directory is exported and > > mounted by the stations via NFS. The server also serves NIS > > and the setup lets users log onto any one of the stations and > > have the same /home/~user everywhere. > > > > My problem is that every user is 'root' at his/her own > > station. Of course NFS has been configured not to grant > > access to remote root users, but there's nothing to prevent > > users from 'becoming' someone else with su and then the > > NFS/NIS authentication scheme falls flat on its face. > > > > For instance: > > > > . User 'jdoe' logs onto his own station. He's authenticated > > via NIS and mounts > > /home from the server. > > . jdoe then runs 'su' and becomes root. > > . root runs 'su - jblow' and becomes jblow. > > . jblow cds to /home/jblow... > > > > After going through man docs, howtos and google entries for > > NIS, NFS and su and drawing a blank, I'd appreciate any and > > all insights you people may have on the subject. > > > > TIA, > > > > -- > > Jorge R. Csapo > > -------------------------------------------------- > > /"\ > > \ / CAMPANHA DA FITA ASCII - CONTRA MAIL HTML > > X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN - AGAINST HTML MAIL > > / \ > > -------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.completo.com.br/~jorge > > =========================================== > > With a PC, I always felt limited > > by the software available. > > On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge. > > --Peter J. 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