DvB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Alec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi > > > > I make backups using a cron job and I set MAILTO="" > > Can I configure cron to mail me > > a) *only* when there were errors > > b) email only STDERR (not STDOUT) > > > > > I assume you're asking about some type of special cron functionality > which e-mails automatically... however, I would probably do this with a > script... i.e. > > #! /usr/bin/sh > > #backup my stuff > foo_bar_backup_tool baz.bktarget; > > #howl if there's an error > if [ $? -ne 0 ] > then > echo "Oh crap!" | mail -s "bk error" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > fi >
You would then, of course, run this script from the crontab... ;-)
