cron log

In article <fbifkg$4gm$1@mailhub227.itcs.purdue.edu>,
Dave Seaman <dseaman.RemoveThis@no.such.host> wrote:

> On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:23:17 -0700, Michael Vilain wrote:
> > In article <PrqdnXjmNZdzM0HbnZ2dnUVZ_qOknZ2d.RemoveThis@comcast.com>,
> > John Rushford <jjr.RemoveThis@alisa.org> wrote:
>
> >> Greetings,
> >>
> >> Does anyone know where the cron log is kept on Mac OS X?
>
> > Depends on the version. 10.2 and 10.3 put it in /var/log. 10.4 doesn't
> > use crond and all the stuff run by crontabs is run via launchd which
> > logs to /var/log/asl.log or /var/log/system.log
>
> The system daily cron job under Panther was invoked via "periodic daily"
> and similarly for weekly and monthly. The same functionality exists
> under Tiger except that the periodic tasks are invoked by launchd instead
> of cron. However, the output of "periodic daily" still goes to
> /var/log/daily.out, the same as always, and similarly for the weekly and
> monthly tasks.
>
> The default periodic options, including the log destinations, are set in
> /etc/defaults/periodic.conf. You can customize by creating a copy in
> /etc/periodic.conf and editing to taste.

I would recommend using /etc/periodic.conf.local to add local
modifications to the system defaults.

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On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:23:17 -0700, Michael Vilain wrote:
> In article <PrqdnXjmNZdzM0HbnZ2dnUVZ_qOknZ2d DeleteThis @comcast.com>,
> John Rushford <jjr DeleteThis @alisa.org> wrote:

>> Greetings,
>>
>> Does anyone know where the cron log is kept on Mac OS X?

> Depends on the version. 10.2 and 10.3 put it in /var/log. 10.4 doesn't
> use crond and all the stuff run by crontabs is run via launchd which
> logs to /var/log/asl.log or /var/log/system.log

The system daily cron job under Panther was invoked via "periodic daily"
and similarly for weekly and monthly. The same functionality exists
under Tiger except that the periodic tasks are invoked by launchd instead
of cron. However, the output of "periodic daily" still goes to
/var/log/daily.out, the same as always, and similarly for the weekly and
monthly tasks.

The default periodic options, including the log destinations, are set in
/etc/defaults/periodic.conf. You can customize by creating a copy in
/etc/periodic.conf and editing to taste.


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Michael Vilain wrote:
> In article <PrqdnXjmNZdzM0HbnZ2dnUVZ_qOknZ2d.DeleteThis@comcast.com>,
> John Rushford <jjr.DeleteThis@alisa.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Does anyone know where the cron log is kept on Mac OS X?
>
> Depends on the version. 10.2 and 10.3 put it in /var/log. 10.4 doesn't
> use crond and all the stuff run by crontabs is run via launchd which
> logs to /var/log/asl.log or /var/log/system.log
>

Thanks, I'm using 10.4 and was looking for the cron log as in
/var/log/cron (FreeBSD). I wanted to check the cron log for a job I
have scheduled. It doesn't look like there is a cron job execution log
on 10.4 then.

thanks
John
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On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:46:56 -0400, Tom Stiller wrote:
> In article <fbifkg$4gm$1@mailhub227.itcs.purdue.edu>,
> Dave Seaman <dseaman.RemoveThis@no.such.host> wrote:

>> On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:23:17 -0700, Michael Vilain wrote:
>> > In article <PrqdnXjmNZdzM0HbnZ2dnUVZ_qOknZ2d.RemoveThis@comcast.com>,
>> > John Rushford <jjr.RemoveThis@alisa.org> wrote:
>>
>> >> Greetings,
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone know where the cron log is kept on Mac OS X?
>>
>> > Depends on the version. 10.2 and 10.3 put it in /var/log. 10.4 doesn't
>> > use crond and all the stuff run by crontabs is run via launchd which
>> > logs to /var/log/asl.log or /var/log/system.log
>>
>> The system daily cron job under Panther was invoked via "periodic daily"
>> and similarly for weekly and monthly. The same functionality exists
>> under Tiger except that the periodic tasks are invoked by launchd instead
>> of cron. However, the output of "periodic daily" still goes to
>> /var/log/daily.out, the same as always, and similarly for the weekly and
>> monthly tasks.
>>
>> The default periodic options, including the log destinations, are set in
>> /etc/defaults/periodic.conf. You can customize by creating a copy in
>> /etc/periodic.conf and editing to taste.

> I would recommend using /etc/periodic.conf.local to add local
> modifications to the system defaults.

Yes, I agree; /etc/periodic.conf.local is not mentioned on the periodic
man page, but it is mentioned in /etc/defaults/periodic.conf.


--
Dave Seaman
Oral Arguments in Mumia Abu-Jamal Case heard May 17
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
<http://www.abu-jamal-news.com/>
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