Want to schedule delete files and folders on attached USB drive.

[sharper9]

Thanks - I'll get it done over the weekend

[sharper9]

Here you go.
I changed to the start time to 5am. Hope I did it right?

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[~] # crontab -l
# m h dom m dow cmd
0 3 * * 0 /etc/init.d/idmap.sh dump
0 4 * * * /sbin/hwclock -s
0 3 * * * /sbin/vs_refresh
0 3 * * * /sbin/clean_reset_pwd
0-59/15 * * * * /etc/init.d/nss2_dusg.sh
30 7 * * * /sbin/clean_upload_file
0 2 * * * /sbin/qfstrim
0-59/10 * * * * /etc/init.d/storage_usage.sh
30 3 * * * /sbin/notice_log_tool -v -R
10 15 * * * /usr/bin/power_clean -c 2>/dev/null
10 0 * * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh scan 1
0 0 * * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh archive_log
08 0 */1 * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh update_db
* * * * * /mnt/ext/opt/netmgr/util/lock_timer.sh
35 7 * * * /sbin/qbox_util -c  > /dev/null 2>/dev/null
4 3 * * 3 /etc/init.d/backup_conf.sh
19 * * * * /sbin/qddns_check 2>/dev/null
0 5 * * * /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh

many thanks again......

[OneCD]

Looks good.

[sharper9]

Looks good.

Great thanks!

[sharper9]

Hi
Been away for few day (hernia operation)

Noticed 25-27th of March is missing on mysmalldisk disk.

[OneCD]

Hey, hope you're well.

I've been testing this at my end and haven't been able to replicate the issue you've seen.

So, I've made some changes that will display some information about the move and delete operations as they occur. We'll then capture this to a log file, which can be examined later. This should tell us if something is going wrong.

Here's a new version of the script. I've already included your paths in it, and the 'safety' is already turned off.

archive-old-stuff.gz

Please download this into your Public share, then move and rename it as follows:

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mv /share/Public/archive-old-stuff.gz /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh

Mark it as executable:

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chmod +x /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh

Then, we need to add something to the end of your existing crontab entry.

Follow the previous process for editing your crontab file and change the entry from:

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0 11 * * * /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh

to

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0 11 * * * /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh >> /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/nvr-archiver.log

Save this as per the crontab editing process.

Then, let this run as usual for a few days. If it looks like it's not behaving itself, you can check the log file with:

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cat /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/nvr-archiver.log

[sharper9]

Get to it in the morning
Thx

[sharper9]

Done thx

be in touch

[sharper9]

I dont think this is good

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[~] # cat /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/nvr-archiver.log
cat: /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/nvr-archiver.log: No such file or directory

[OneCD]

Can you please run this and post back the result?

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crontab -l | grep old-stuff

[sharper9]

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[~] # crontab -l | grep old-stuff
0 5 * * * /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh

[OneCD]

Ah, you forgot to add that extra command to the end of the crontab line.

It's shown in that post of mine further up this page - where you downloaded the latest script file.

[sharper9]

Ah, you forgot to add that extra command to the end of the crontab line.

It's shown in that post of mine further up this page - where you downloaded the latest script file.

I think I messed up on how to edit the crontab?
Cant remember, I looked but can you tell me so I get it right.

[OneCD]

Here's what do do:

1. Edit your crontab file:

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   nano /etc/config/crontab

2. edit your entry for archive-old-stuff.sh.
   
   So your crontab should then look like this. The order of the lines does not matter.

   # m h dom m dow cmd
   0 3 * * 0 /etc/init.d/idmap.sh dump
   0 4 * * * /sbin/hwclock -s
   0 3 * * * /sbin/vs_refresh
   0 3 * * * /sbin/clean_reset_pwd
   0-59/15 * * * * /etc/init.d/nss2_dusg.sh
   30 7 * * * /sbin/clean_upload_file
   0 2 * * * /sbin/qfstrim
   0-59/10 * * * * /etc/init.d/storage_usage.sh
   30 3 * * * /sbin/notice_log_tool -v -R
   31 * * * * /sbin/qddns_check 2>/dev/null
   10 15 * * * /usr/bin/power_clean -c 2>/dev/null
   10 0 * * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh scan 1
   0 0 * * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh archive_log
   08 0 */1 * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh update_db
   * * * * * /mnt/ext/opt/netmgr/util/lock_timer.sh
   35 7 * * * /sbin/qbox_util -c > /dev/null 2>/dev/null
   4 3 * * 3 /etc/init.d/backup_conf.sh
   0 11 * * * /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh >> /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/nvr-archiver.log
   

3. Ensure the last line of the file is empty,
4. Save and exit the nano editor,
5. Load your crontab file:

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   crontab /etc/config/crontab

6. Restart the cron daemon:

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   /etc/init.d/crond.sh restart

7. Confirm that your new crontab file has been loaded by the cron daemon:

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   crontab -l

[sharper9]

Here's what do do:

1. Edit your crontab file:

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   nano /etc/config/crontab

2. edit your entry for archive-old-stuff.sh.
   
   So your crontab should then look like this. The order of the lines does not matter.

   # m h dom m dow cmd
   0 3 * * 0 /etc/init.d/idmap.sh dump
   0 4 * * * /sbin/hwclock -s
   0 3 * * * /sbin/vs_refresh
   0 3 * * * /sbin/clean_reset_pwd
   0-59/15 * * * * /etc/init.d/nss2_dusg.sh
   30 7 * * * /sbin/clean_upload_file
   0 2 * * * /sbin/qfstrim
   0-59/10 * * * * /etc/init.d/storage_usage.sh
   30 3 * * * /sbin/notice_log_tool -v -R
   31 * * * * /sbin/qddns_check 2>/dev/null
   10 15 * * * /usr/bin/power_clean -c 2>/dev/null
   10 0 * * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh scan 1
   0 0 * * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh archive_log
   08 0 */1 * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh update_db
   * * * * * /mnt/ext/opt/netmgr/util/lock_timer.sh
   35 7 * * * /sbin/qbox_util -c > /dev/null 2>/dev/null
   4 3 * * 3 /etc/init.d/backup_conf.sh
   0 11 * * * /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh >> /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/nvr-archiver.log
   

3. Ensure the last line of the file is empty,
4. Save and exit the nano editor,
5. Load your crontab file:

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   crontab /etc/config/crontab

6. Restart the cron daemon:

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   /etc/init.d/crond.sh restart

7. Confirm that your new crontab file has been loaded by the cron daemon:

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   crontab -l

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[~] # crontab -l
# m h dom m dow cmd
0 3 * * 0 /etc/init.d/idmap.sh dump
0 4 * * * /sbin/hwclock -s
0 3 * * * /sbin/vs_refresh
0 3 * * * /sbin/clean_reset_pwd
0-59/15 * * * * /etc/init.d/nss2_dusg.sh
30 7 * * * /sbin/clean_upload_file
0 2 * * * /sbin/qfstrim
0-59/10 * * * * /etc/init.d/storage_usage.sh
30 3 * * * /sbin/notice_log_tool -v -R
10 15 * * * /usr/bin/power_clean -c 2>/dev/null
10 0 * * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh scan 1
0 0 * * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh archive_log
08 0 */1 * * /etc/init.d/antivirus.sh update_db
* * * * * /mnt/ext/opt/netmgr/util/lock_timer.sh
35 7 * * * /sbin/qbox_util -c  > /dev/null 2>/dev/null
19 * * * * /sbin/qddns_check 2>/dev/null
0 5 * * * /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/archive-old-stuff.sh >> /share/50014EE20BA4E444_DATA/.system/nvr-archiver.log

4 3 * * 3 /etc/init.d/backup_conf.sh

Hope this looks ok.