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Chapter 19 Assign the Set-Top Host to a Download Group with the cronCVT Utility
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Important: The download groups named in this example (1111, 2222, 3333)
represent the group ID. They are not the group names.
represent the group ID. They are not the group names.
4 In an xterm window on the DNCS, follow these instructions to add an entry to
the crontab file so that the cronCVT utility runs automatically.
a In the dncs role, type the following command and press Enter.
a In the dncs role, type the following command and press Enter.
crontab -l > /tmp/dncs.cron
b Open the /tmp/dncs.cron file with a text editor.
c Add an entry similar to the following. The first example configures the
c Add an entry similar to the following. The first example configures the
cronCVT utility to run every minute, the second example every 10 minutes.
Every Minute
* * * * * [ -f /dvs/dncs/bin/dncsSetup ] && (.
/dvs/dncs/bin/dncsSetup ; /dvs/dncs/Utilities/cronCVT -z
) > /dev/null
/dvs/dncs/bin/dncsSetup ; /dvs/dncs/Utilities/cronCVT -z
) > /dev/null
Every 10 Minutes
0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * [ -f /dvs/dncs/bin/dncsSetup ]
&& (. /dvs/dncs/bin/dncsSetup ;
/dvs/dncs/Utilities/cronCVT -z ) > /dev/null
&& (. /dvs/dncs/bin/dncsSetup ;
/dvs/dncs/Utilities/cronCVT -z ) > /dev/null
d Save and close the file.
e Type the following command and press Enter.
e Type the following command and press Enter.
crontab /tmp/dncs.cron
5 Type
crontab -l
and press Enter to verify that the entry was added
successfully.