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On Nov 25, 2007 8:27 PM, <reader@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Scripts that test for X running might work in a shell but not when the |
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> script is run by cron. |
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> For example: This code: |
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> tty|grep pts |
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> retval=$? |
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> if [[ $retval > 0 ]];then |
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> print "X isn't running just now... postponing rsync of WWW |
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> until such time as it is... exiting" |
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> exit |
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> fi |
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> Runs fine when run from a user shell, but when cron runs it the test |
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> always fails to be true. |
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> So how can I test for X running in case where script will be run by cron? |
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How about something like this: retval=`ps aux | grep tty | grep X | awk |
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'{print $2}'` |
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Or retval=`cat /tmp/.X0-lock` |
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Or even better: |
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if [[ -e "/tmp/.X0-lock" ]];then |
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> -- |
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> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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