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by gazza_d
24 Aug 2011, 16:32
Forum: HomeAutomation
Topic: Scheduled events not executing
Replies: 14
Views: 27027

Re: Scheduled events not executing

Yeh!! finally solved it! An entry was missing from /etc/shadow for the www-data user copied one of the other system user lines, and just changing the name resolved the issue and now my schedules are working. Thanks very much Daniel for your time and efforts in trying to track this down., and pass my...
by gazza_d
24 Aug 2011, 05:17
Forum: HomeAutomation
Topic: Scheduled events not executing
Replies: 14
Views: 27027

Re: Scheduled events not executing

Thanks

Yes i have tried running both just the command string and the full script from a command prompt su-ed as www-data and they execute without any problem.

going to step though and compare both the vm which work and the box which does not and try to see if there are any differences.
by gazza_d
24 Aug 2011, 03:46
Forum: HomeAutomation
Topic: Scheduled events not executing
Replies: 14
Views: 27027

Re: Scheduled events not executing

yes, I do - here's one. Edit: the forum software will not allow me to post the code, reporting it as too spammy for a new user. I will email the code to Tom and ask him to forward. I have built a VM test server up, exactly the same, and that works. Rebuilt my physical box late last night thinking it...
by gazza_d
21 Aug 2011, 13:49
Forum: HomeAutomation
Topic: Scheduled events not executing
Replies: 14
Views: 27027

Re: Scheduled events not executing

Each job file in atspool contains only the following details

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Subject: Output from your job       39
To: www-data
by gazza_d
21 Aug 2011, 02:29
Forum: HomeAutomation
Topic: Scheduled events not executing
Replies: 14
Views: 27027

Re: Scheduled events not executing

actually, no It's a pogoplug with debian unstable on it. posted here as this seems like the only active forum for homeautomation. The Bubba looks interesting and similar though. Did a lot more digging, and the AT jobs start, but then get stuck and do not complete. In the atspool directory, I get a o...
by gazza_d
20 Aug 2011, 13:02
Forum: HomeAutomation
Topic: Scheduled events not executing
Replies: 14
Views: 27027

Re: Scheduled events not executing

Hi Daniel as www-data, I initially get an authentication error, but it is ignored, and stuff seems to work. # su www-data su: Authentication failure (Ignored) crontab -l returns: $ crontab -l 01 00 * * * /usr/bin//php /var/www/HomeAutomation/run.php command=updateschedules >/dev/null 2>&1 runnin...
by gazza_d
20 Aug 2011, 07:13
Forum: HomeAutomation
Topic: Scheduled events not executing
Replies: 14
Views: 27027

Scheduled events not executing

I am struggling to get Scheduling working with HomeAutomation on a debian linux system. I have both cron and atd installed and running. I have at.allow, at.deny, cron.allow, and cron.deny in my /etc folder. root and www-data are in both allow files, and not in the deny files. I can set a shedule and...