I realize you are the creator of the backup program, not cron, but I'm hoping you can advise me.
I am relatively new to Linux, but quite experienced with DOS and Windows. I'm comfortable editing things like fstab, etc., but I need specific instructions of what files to edit and what to add.
I followed your instructions for creating the cron job, running KCron as root. The line added to my crontab file is as follows:
If I right-click the task in kcron and select Run Now, it runs, but it won't kick off at the scheduled time. I have verified that cron is running via the System Services module in System Settings (Kubuntu 8.04, KDE 3.5.10).
No logs are created by cron as far as I can tell.
Do you have any ideas what might be preventing cron from kicking off the backup?
Thanks,
Ken
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I realize you are the creator of the backup program, not cron, but I'm hoping you can advise me.
I am relatively new to Linux, but quite experienced with DOS and Windows. I'm comfortable editing things like fstab, etc., but I need specific instructions of what files to edit and what to add.
I followed your instructions for creating the cron job, running KCron as root. The line added to my crontab file is as follows:
# Everyday System Backup
0 2 * * * /home/ken/SimpleBackup/bkup /home/ken/SimpleBackup/bkup
If I right-click the task in kcron and select Run Now, it runs, but it won't kick off at the scheduled time. I have verified that cron is running via the System Services module in System Settings (Kubuntu 8.04, KDE 3.5.10).
No logs are created by cron as far as I can tell.
Do you have any ideas what might be preventing cron from kicking off the backup?
Thanks,
Ken