Cisco DNCS System Release 2.2 3.2 Release Notes
78-4001158-01 Rev C
SR 2.2 and SR 3.2 Service Pack 2 Installation Instructions
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Stop the cron Jobs
Introduction
After you stop the system components, you must stop any cron jobs that are running
on the DNCS and the application server as described in this section.
Note: A cron job is a program that runs automatically without specific user
Note: A cron job is a program that runs automatically without specific user
intervention.
Stopping the cron Jobs on the DNCS
Complete these steps to stop cron jobs on the DNCS.
1. Are you logged into the DNCS as root user?
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If yes, go to step 4.
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If no, go to step 2.
2. At the prompt on the DNCS xterm window, type su - and press Enter.
Result: A password prompt appears.
3. Type the root user password and press Enter.
Result: A prompt appears.
4. Type ps -ef | grep cron and press Enter.
Result: The system lists the processes that are running and include the
word cron.
5. Does the resulting list in step 4 include /usr/sbin/cron?
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If yes, go to step 6.
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If no, the cron jobs are already stopped on the DNCS. Skip the remaining
steps in this procedure and go to Stopping the cron Jobs on the SARA
Server, next in this section.
6. Type /etc/rc2.d/S75cron stop and press Enter.
Result: The system stops all cron jobs on the DNCS.
7. Type ps -ef | grep cron again and press Enter to confirm that all of the
cron jobs have stopped.
Result: The system should list only the grep process.
Result: The system should list only the grep process.
8. Has the cron job process stopped and only the grep process is listed?
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If yes, go to Stopping the cron Jobs on the SARA Server, next in this
section.
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If no, call Cisco Services.