Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
Stop the cron Jobs
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Stop the cron Jobs on the SA Application Server
1 In the xterm window, type cd and then press Enter. The home directory on the
DNCS becomes the working directory.
Note: Alternatively, you can complete this procedure from a remote shell on the
Application Server:
a In a DNCS xterm window, type rsh appserver and press Enter. This will
Note: Alternatively, you can complete this procedure from a remote shell on the
Application Server:
a In a DNCS xterm window, type rsh appserver and press Enter. This will
open a remote shell on the Application Server.
b Proceed to step 2 and run the commands from the remote shell.
2 Complete the following steps to log on to the xterm window as root user.
a Type su - and press Enter. The password prompt appears.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
3 Type pgrep -fl cron and press Enter. The Application Server displays the cron
process ID (PID).
4 Use the cron PID from step 3, and type ptree <PID> and press Enter. The
Application Server displays the process tree of all cron processes.
5 Did the results from step 4 only include /usr/sbin/cron?
If yes, type svcadm -v disable -s cron and press Enter.
If no, (results from step 2 show multiple cron processes), type kill -9 <PIDs>
and press Enter.
Important: List the PIDs in reverse order.
Example: kill -9 14652 14651 209
and press Enter.
Important: List the PIDs in reverse order.
Example: kill -9 14652 14651 209
If the results from step 4 did not show /usr/sbin/cron, then the cron jobs are
already stopped.
already stopped.
6 Confirm that the cron jobs have stopped by typing pgrep -fl cron and press
Enter. The command prompt should be the only item displayed; no processes
should be displayed.
Note: The "l" in "fl" is a lowercase L.
should be displayed.
Note: The "l" in "fl" is a lowercase L.
7 If the results from step 6 show that the cron process is still running, repeat steps
4 though 6.
Note: Call Cisco Services for assistance if necessary.
Note: Call Cisco Services for assistance if necessary.