Cron doesn't appear to be running Flexget

[SirScott13]

I setup a scheduled Cron Job on Webmin, but I don't think it is running on the hourly schedule. How can I verify whether or not it is running? If it isn't running, how can I make it run?

Thanks

[Ian]

Hi,

Issue the following command in a Puitty session:

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sudo crontab -u Username -l

where Username is the name of the user which you've set the cron job up for. For example, if I issue sudo crontab -u deluge -l I see the following output:

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@hourly /usr/local/bin/flexget >/dev/null 2>&1 #FlexGet

The >/dev/null 2>&1 on a cron job suppresses output. So, change the string to something like >>/tmp/hello.txt on the cron job and the output from the job will be sent to a file called hello.txt in the tmp folder.

Hope this helps.

Ian,

[SirScott13]

Ok, When I issue that command, I get the following:

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@hourly /usr/local/bin/flexget

There doesn't appear to be any additional code after that. Should I add it?

Is that done in Webmin under the "input to command" box? Should I just type it exactly how you have it?

[Ian]

It looks like flexget is running every hour. If you go into webmin and select the flexget job and then click the "run now" button it should run the job and generate some output to the screen. Is it not doing that?

[SirScott13]

It does that, but I just wanted some sort of confirmation that it is working. Most of the things that I have in flexget are not airing new episodes, so there is no way to know for sure that it is doing what I want it to. Also, when I View Module's Logs in the Webmin, it appears that the only activity on the cron jobs are activities that I created. Does this log only show things that I have done or will it also show when cron runs a job on its' own?

[DunkB]

Hi SirScot

I had the same issue when I was setting up Flexget, once I'd stop it spitting it's dummy how do you check it's actually working? I added a series I had no interest in but for which I knew their were episodes available in my chosen the repository. Wait an hour then check deluge you should have new episodes queued for download. If you have set up your email then you'll receive one saying what is being downloaded.

[SirScott13]

DunkB,
Thanks for the confirmation. I guess I just have to trust that it is doing what it is supposed to be doing. I would just feel more comfortable if I could check and see that it is running on the hour and that I have it configured correctly. I think I'll try adding a series that airs either today or tomorrow.

[SirScott13]

With Flexget, do the jobs have to be run under the user deluge? Should it be under root? I have the cron job setup and it shows when I run the

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sudo crontab -u Username -l

command. But when I just leave it alone and wait for the job to run, nothing appears to happen. I tried adding the >>/tmp/hello.txt to the job and it doesn't create that file. Any ideas?

[SirScott13]

With Flexget, do the jobs have to be run under the user deluge? Should it be under root? I have the cron job setup and it shows when I run the

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sudo crontab -u Username -l

command. But when I just leave it alone and wait for the job to run, nothing appears to happen. I tried adding the >>/tmp/hello.txt to the job and it doesn't create that file. Any ideas?

Ok, I've added the following modifier to the command

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--logfile=/tmp/hello.txt

After saving and running the cron job, I get the file created. Now I'm planning on waiting to see if it actually runs on it's own. I've deleted the file, so if it reappears, I will know that the cron job is running. If it doesn't upload, I'll let you know and maybe you can help me then.