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Gilbert, > I know what happened. > > I run these two simultaneously at midnight LST: > > # Rotate LDM log files > # > 1 1 * * * /home/ldm/bin/ldmadmin newlog > # > 1,16,31,46 * * * * /bin/bash -l -c 'bin/ldmadmin check >check.log 2>&1' || > mailx -s '"ldmadmin check" problem LDM may not be running' address@hidden > <check.log > > So as I do "ldmadmin newlog", it conflicts with the duties of the second > cron job. I just changed it to: > > 2,16,31,46 * * * * /bin/bash -l -c 'bin/ldmadmin check >check.log 2>&1' || > mailx -s '"ldmadmin check" problem LDM may not be running' address@hidden > <check.log Hmm... Perhaps the "ldmadmin newlog" command shouldn't prevent commands like "ldmadmin check" from executing. I can easily make that so. What do you think? > ******************************************************************************* > Gilbert Sebenste ******** > (My opinions only!) ****** > Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University **** > E-mail: address@hidden *** > web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu ** > ******************************************************************************* Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: YGA-963195 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed