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cron tab entry not succeeding [message #262227]

Sat, 25 August 2007 08:09

harjinder_k_singh
Messages: 3
Registered: August 2007
Location: .

Junior Member

HI to all,
i m just new to this forum, pl'z help.actually i have tried a lot to automatize my cold back up using the cron,but my database is not getting shut down and also the cron is not executing, i have paste my config,pl'z suggest if anything wrong?

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[root@grg ~]# crontab -l
59 17 24 8 5 /root/coldbkp.sh
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[root@grg ~]# cat coldbkp.sh
/root/shut
tar -cvf /dev/st0 /arch/GRG
/root/start
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[root@grg ~]# cat shut
su - oracle
lsnrctl stop
sqlplus /nolog
connect / as sysdba
shutdown immediate
exit
exit
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[root@grg ~]# vi start
su - oracle
lsnrctl start
sqlplus /nolog
connect / as sysdba
startup
exit
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Re: cron tab entry not succeeding [message #262230 is a reply to message #262227]

Sat, 25 August 2007 09:09

Mohammad Taj
Messages: 2412
Registered: September 2006
Location: Dubai, UAE

Senior Member

Hi,
You should set ORACLE_SID,ORACLE_HOME variable in your coldbkp script.

http://dbataj.blogspot.com/2007/03/coldbackuplinuxscript.html

Regards
Taj

[Updated on: Sat, 25 August 2007 09:09]

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Re: cron tab entry not succeeding [message #262474 is a reply to message #262230]

Mon, 27 August 2007 02:43

harjinder_k_singh
Messages: 3
Registered: August 2007
Location: .

Junior Member

ok,Mr. Taj,
2 day i'll try this one as sent by you,
but it's sure the info send by u is very helpfull,
in case of any diff i'll tell u
thanks
harjinder

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Re: cron tab entry not succeeding [message #262477 is a reply to message #262474]

Mon, 27 August 2007 02:55

Michel Cadot
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Nanterre, France, http://...

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Don't use IM speak.
It is difficult to read for those that have not english as primary language and it is not professional.

Regards
Michel

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Re: cron tab entry not succeeding [message #262586 is a reply to message #262477]

Mon, 27 August 2007 11:35

DreamzZ
Messages: 1666
Registered: May 2007
Location: Dreamzland

Senior Member

Did you create you script as a user ORACLE? check ownership and permissions.

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Re: cron tab entry not succeeding [message #263103 is a reply to message #262586]

Wed, 29 August 2007 01:38

harjinder_k_singh
Messages: 3
Registered: August 2007
Location: .

Junior Member

hi,
i have made the script,
but the funda of prompt, i m not getting
one more thing, the i m taking the backup at tape
and this should run from root user,
only from root u can take the backup,
now how to do this?

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Re: cron tab entry not succeeding [message #263216 is a reply to message #263103]

Wed, 29 August 2007 07:24

ahmed123
Messages: 9
Registered: August 2007
Location: india

Junior Member

hii everyone

i took the backup using export dmp files

expdp system/manager directory=dpump dumpfile=expfull.dmp full=y logfile=expfull.log job_name=full_job

i have done some changes...i added one user and done some transactions

when iam importing the database iam getting the modified data
iam not getting the previous database for whcih i hav took the xport
backup..

plz reply

thank in advance

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