how to schedule console app in autosys - scheduler

I have a console/executable app which I need to configure in autosys which will run every week on Sunday at 12 AM.I have never used autosys. Any help or link will be helpful related with jil command.

insert_job: JOB_NAME job_type: c
box_name: BOX_NAME (if you use one)
machine: servername
owner: account /(which will run the job, must be permissioned on the machine)/
command: whateveryouwanttorun
condition: s(previousjob) /(Means run only if previousjob is in succes state)/
description: "Description Here"
date_conditions: 1 /(1 or y for yes, 0 or n for no)/
starts_time: 00:00 /("00:00" also accepted)/
days_of_week: su
alarm_if_fail: 1 (1 or y for yes, 0 or n for no)
std_out_file: >>path\filename.log
std_err_file: >>path\errorfile.log
There are lots of other options you can invoke like use of a profile or adding variables or dates to log names etc etc. For an explanation of any of these you can ask back here or check google or ca.com for the user guide for the version of AutoSys in use at your place (commonly 11.0 or 11.3.n or possibly 4.5).
Good Luck!

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What does it mean when I get a RC (-2) from LINKPGM in a REXX exec?

I "borrowed" the LPINFOX REXX program from this url: [http://www.longpelaexpertise.com/toolsLPinfoX.php]
When I run it "directly" (EX 'hlq.EXEC(LPINFOX)') it runs fine:
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LPInfo: Information for z/OS ssssssss as of 18 Mar 2021
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z/OS version: 02.04
Sysplex name: LOCAL
JES: JES2 z/OS 2.4 (Node nnnn)
Security Software: RACF
CEC: 3907-Z02 (IBM Z z14 ZR1)
CEC Serial: ssssss
CEC Capacity mmmm MSU
LPAR name: llll
LPAR Capacity mmm`enter code here` MSU
Not running under a z/VM image
But, if I insert the call into another exec, I get a RC -2 from the address LINKPGM call:
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LPInfo: Information for z/OS ssssssss as of 18 Mar 2021
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z/OS version: 02.04
Sysplex name: LOCAL
JES: JES2 z/OS 2.4 (Node N1)
Security Software: RACF
79 - Address Linkpgm 'IWMQVS QVS_Out'
+++ RC(-2) +++
CEC: -
CEC Serial:
LPAR name:
Not running under a z/VM image
I'm sure this has to do with the second level of REXX program running, but what can I do about the error (besides queueing up the EXecution of the second REXX)? I'm also stumped on where this RC is documented...my Google search for "REXX ADDRESS RC -2" comes up short.
Thanks,
Scott
PS(1), per answer from #phunsoft:
Interesting. I didn't copy the code to my other REXX. I invoked LPINFOX from within another rexx: I have a hlq.LOGIN.EXEC that has a "EX 'hlq.LPINFOX.EXEC" statement within it. When I reduce the first exec to "TEST1" (follows), it fails the same way:
/* REXX */
"EXECUTIL TS"
"EX 'FAGEN.LPINFOX.EXEC'"
exit 0
When I run TEST1, this is the output from the EXECUTIL from around the IWMQVS call:
When I run LPINFOX.EXEC directly from the command line, the output is the same, except the address LINKPGM IWMQVS works fine:
I can only surmise that there is some environmental difference when I run the exec "standalone" vs. when I run the exec from another exec.
PS(2), per question about replacing IWMQVS with IEFBR14 from phunsoft:
Changing the program to IEFBR14 doesn't change the result, RC=-2.
LINKPGM is a TSO/E REXX host command environment, so you need to search in the TSO/E REXX Reference. From that book:
Additionally, for the LINKMVS, ATTCHMVS, LINKPGM, and ATTCHPGM
environments, the return code set in RC may be -2, which indicates that processing
of the variables was not successful. Variable processing may have been
unsuccessful because the host command environment could not:
o Perform variable substitution before linking to or attaching the program
o Update the variables after the program completed
Difficult to say what th problem is without seeing the code.
You may want to use REXX's trace feature to debug. Do you run this REXX from TSO/E foreground? If so, you might run TSO EXECUTIL TS just before you start that REXX. It will then run as if trace ?i wa specified as the fist line of the code.
I've had look at the LPINFOX EXEC and saw that variable QVS_Out is set as follows just before linking to IWMQVS:
QVS_Outlen = 500 /* Output area length */
QVS_Outlenx = Right(x2c(d2x(QVS_Outlen)),4,d2c(0))
/* Get length as fullword */
QVS_Out = QVS_Outlenx || Copies('00'X,QVS_Outlen-4)
Did you do this also when you copied the call to your other REXX?

How can i add a cron job run every minute to my elearning site on moodle?

I try to add a cron job on an elearning.mysite.gr(Moodle). Although my host gives this message every hour.
Oct 2 1:10:01 linux CROND[123456]: (admin) CMD (touch /tmp/test.txt > /dev/null)
On my site administration -> notifications get this message:
The admin/cli/cron.php script has not been run for 3 days 2 hours and should run every 1 min.
At moodle documentation
/path/to/moodle/admin/cli/cron.php, can i use it ? in which way ?
I tried this :
/usr/bin/php /path/to/moodle/admin/cli/cron.php
but gives me that the process completed with error at one minute
only this touch /tmp/test.txt > /dev/null
completed with success.
Moodle Documentation:
The CLI (command line interpreter) script. This will be at the path /path/to/moodle/admin/cli/cron.php
If in doubt, this is the correct script to use. This needs to be run by a 'PHP CLI' program on your computer. So the final command may look something like /usr/bin/php /path/to/moodle/admin/cli/cron.php You can (and should) try this on your command line to see if it works. WARNING: Check your command-line PHP version is compatible with your chosen version of Moodle.-How to check it?
The command-line PHP program is different to the one running your web site and is not always the same version.
I don't know what to do...I will appreciate any help!!!
I tried by my host panel interface :
Type of progress:
Command line
URL
PHP
i should choose one from 3.
Command*:
placeholder to add my command to be excecuted
Excecute:
Dropdown
1.Cron style
2.Daily at 00:00
I use command line.
touch /tmp/test.txt
When i add
cron style and 1 * * * * * , get message for syntax.
and for
daily at 00:00 success message but on my notification of my site has
The admin/cli/cron.php script has not been run for 17 days 22 hours and should run every 1 min.
That's the icon of my Plesk Login. To change the path/to/moodle/admin/cli/cron.php xould i check the file manager in order to find cron.php file ??
As you add the cron from a web interface (maybe Plesk ?) you only need this part:
/path/to/moodle/admin/cli/cron.php
replace /path/to/moodle/ with the real path on your server, usulay something like /var/www/moodle/ or /var/www/vhosts/domain.name/httpdocs/moodle
To run every 1 minute cron style is :
* * * * *
If you can choose PHP version, choose the same version as the one you are using for Moodle.
Finally, I give this touch /tmp/test.txt ->and at cron style the touch /tmp/test.txt, as you suggest to me.
Because the other commands cannot complete with success.
But in my notifications,(Site administration-Moodle) i still get the message that cron don't run.

Nunit-console runner not running any tests

So I am trying to run a powershell script that is triggered by TeamCity to run specific unit tests based on the names of the files that were changed on each github commit.
Here is how I am running it from the command line:
C:\MyFolder\bin\NUnit.ConsoleRunner.3.4.1\tools\nunit3-console.exe "C:\MyFolder\Bin\UnitTesting.dll" --test="MyFolder.QuickTests.DaoTests.ProductDaoTests.ProductBasicTest"
But I keep getting this, it runs it just never runs any tests:
NUnit Console Runner 3.4.1
Copyright (C) 2016 Charlie Poole
Runtime Environment
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.14393.0
CLR Version: 4.0.30319.42000
Test Files
MyFolder\Bin\UnitTesting.dll
Test Filters
Test: MyFolder.QuickTests.DaoTests.ProductDaoTests.ProductBasicTest
Run Settings
WorkDirectory: C:\Users\Me
ImageRuntimeVersion: 4.0.30319
ImageTargetFrameworkName: .NETFramework,Version=v4.0
ImageRequiresX86: False
ImageRequiresDefaultAppDomainAssemblyResolver: False
NumberOfTestWorkers: 2
Test Run Summary
Overall result: Passed
Test Count: 0, Passed: 0, Failed: 0, Inconclusive: 0, Skipped: 0
Start time: 2016-10-17 20:28:43Z
End time: 2016-10-17 20:28:43Z
Duration: 0.303 seconds
Results (nunit3) saved as TestResult.xml
Now when I run it without the --test command like this:
C:\MyFolder\bin\NUnit.ConsoleRunner.3.4.1\tools\nunit3-console.exe "C:\MyFolder\Bin\UnitTesting.dll"
It runs every unit-test that we have, but I don't want to run them all, I want to run specific quick ones, and only run the large ones when we go to staging/production servers so our developers don't have to wait 15 to 20 minutes every time they commit something.
Some additional info:
-My namespace that I am using for this is
MyFolder.QuickTests.DaoTests.ProductDaoTests
The Class I am calling is:
ProductBasicTest
Some of the names like the folder directories were changed because they are %teamcity% placeholders for file directories.
What am I doing wrong to not be able to run specific tests?
For some reason my nunit-console is not recognizing the /run command or /fixture or --test=.
EDIT:
I upgraded to 3.5.0 and am still getting the same issues, I am not able to use --test.
C:\MyFolder\bin\NUnit.ConsoleRunner.3.5.0\tools\nunit3-console.exe "C:\MyFolder\Bin\UnitTesting.dll" --test="MyFolder.QuickTests.DaoTests.ProductDaoTests.ProductBasicTest"
That is the new location, and getting the same issue.
When I do --where for MyFolder it crashes Powershell but doesn't actually run anything.
When I do --explore it does the same as --where for MyFolder and does nothing for MyFolder.QuickTests .
EDIT EDIT:
Thanks to Rob I found the docs here and looked at the --where function with --where "name=ProductBasicTest" which will run all the files in that Test-Suite!
So thanks to Rob one of the issues that I was running into, is it was not recognizing my namespace correctly with QuickTests. So whenever I ran the function it was not running correctly.
To fix this you can go to the Test xml file output and see what names it was running tests under.
To run these individually you can run it by the name with the command:
"nunit3-console.exe C:\PathToDll.dll --where "name = NameOfTest"

Return code of scheduled task prefixed with 0x8007000 in list view, registered as 0 in the event log

I am currently trying to setup monitoring of windows scheduled tasks in Zabbix. It seemed easy enough to just monitor the Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational event log filtered by 201 events and regexing on the return code, but when I started simulating errors to test the monitoring, nothing happened.
It turns out that all our windows 2012 servers always log "return code 0" in the event log, even though it actually, sort of, displays it correctly in the Task Scheduler list view. When I say "sort of", it's because the "Last Run Result" actually displays 0x80070001 if the exit code of the program run by the scheduled task is 1.
I have spend a lot of time tweaking the settings, like user account, Run only when user is logged on, Run whether user is logged on or not, setting path on the action, Run with highest privileges, Configure for Vista/7/2012, etc. Nothing helped.
Finally I did some testing on my local machine, Windows 7, and a 2008R2 server, both of which just worked as expected.
The specific task I was testing ran a PowerShell script, using -Command so that it properly propagates the exit, but to rule out any PS issues I also tested with a batch file containing "exit 1" and finally with a small C# console program, that just returns whatever you supply on the command line.
PS, batch and console program all work fine on 7 and 2008, but they all fail in the same manner on 2012.
I've google this to death, but keep coming up short. Apparently 0x80070005 and other similar error codes are have some meaning, but that's not what happens in my case. In my case it seems that my exit code is bitwise or'ed with 0x80070000.
I should note that in all the cases, even 2012, the program started by the task, actually executes and run to the end, it's just the exit code which is handled weirdly.
Following is the output from the test runs:
From Powershell (my shell writes :( if $LASTEXITCODE > 0 ):
54 :( .\ExitCodeTest.exe 1
55 :( $LASTEXITCODE
1
56 :) .\ExitCodeTest.exe 10
57 :( $LASTEXITCODE
10
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard:
Last Run Result (from list view): 0xA
Event 201 from event log Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational:
Task Scheduler successfully completed task "\ErrorTest" ,
instance "{b67a26cf-7fd8-461a-93d9-a5e48e72e558}" ,
action "D:\Tasks\ExitCodeTest.exe" with return code 10.
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter (notice that the return code in the event log is 0):
Last Run Result (from list view): 0x8007000A
Event 201 from event log Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational:
Task Scheduler successfully completed task "\error test" ,
instance "{2bde46b8-2858-4772-a7ec-d66b29d893a6}" ,
action "D:\Tasks\ExitCodeTest.exe" with return code 0.
Source for ExitCodeTest.exe:
static void Main( string[] args )
{
int exitCode = 0;
if ( args.Length > 0 )
{
exitCode = Convert.ToInt32( args[0] );
}
Environment.Exit( exitCode );
}
Please help, I am at my wits end.
Thanks,
John
(this is NOT an answer, but StackOverflow is refusing to let me add comments - when I click 'add comment', browser scrolls to top of page :-/)
You may be misinterpreting the Last Run Result column. According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler), LRR values of 0, 1 and 10 are common. Ignore the 0x8007 prefix - this just indicates a WIN32 error code transformed into an HRESULT (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg567305.aspx).
Try running the test and forcing an exit code of something other than 1 or 10 to see if this influences LRR.
This does not explain of course why action return code is 0 in 2012. Error code 10 is defined as 'environment is incorrect'. Could it be that 2012 server does not want to run 32bit executable?
One other suggestion (and I'm a little out of my depth); according to (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.exit(v=vs.110).aspx): "Exit requires the caller to have permission to call unmanaged code. The return statement does not.". Might be worth re-compiling ExitCodeTest as follows:
static int Main(string[] args)
{
int exitCode = 0;
if ( args.Length > 0 )
{
exitCode = Convert.ToInt32( args[0] );
}
return exitCode;
}
I'm seeing a similar issue on Server 2012 with a batch file that looks like it succeeds, shows a return value of 0 in event log, but a Last Run Result of 0x80070001.
I see MSFT has a hotfix available for Server 2012 which might address this issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3003689
I had this problem and fixed it this way.
Instead of calling a batch file move the commands into the actions section of the scheduled task.
I realize this may not work for you as some batch files are long.
I suspect it has to do with circumventing security on a scheduled task -- if you can change the batch file then you could get a scheduled task to run as the identity without windows being the wiser.

Where to find logs for a cloud-init user-data script?

I'm initializing spot instances running a derivative of the standard Ubuntu 13.04 AMI by pasting a shell script into the user-data field.
This works. The script runs. But it's difficult to debug because I can't figure out where the output of the script is being logged, if anywhere.
I've looked in /var/log/cloud-init.log, which seems to contain a bunch of stuff that would be relevant to debugging cloud-init, itself, but nothing about my script. I grepped in /var/log and found nothing.
Is there something special I have to do to turn logging on?
The default location for cloud init user data is already /var/log/cloud-init-output.log, in AWS, DigitalOcean and most other cloud providers. You don't need to set up any additional logging to see the output.
You could create a cloud-config file (with "#cloud-config" at the top) for your userdata, use runcmd to call the script, and then enable output logging like this:
output: {all: '| tee -a /var/log/cloud-init-output.log'}
so I tried to replicate your problem. Usually I work in Cloud Config and therefore I just created a simple test user-data script like this:
#!/bin/sh
echo "Hello World. The time is now $(date -R)!" | tee /root/output.txt
echo "I am out of the output file...somewhere?"
yum search git # just for fun
ls
exit 0
Notice that, with CloudInit shell scripts, the user-data "will be executed at rc.local-like level during first boot. rc.local-like means 'very late in the boot sequence'"
After logging in into my instance (a Scientific Linux machine) I first went to /var/log/boot.log and there I found:
Hello World. The time is now Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:21:37 +0200! I am
out of the file. Log file somewhere? Loaded plugins: changelog,
kernel-module, priorities, protectbase, security,
: tsflags, versionlock 126 packages excluded due to repository priority protections 9 packages excluded due to repository
protections ^Mepel/pkgtags
| 581 kB 00:00
=============================== N/S Matched: git =============================== ^[[1mGit^[[0;10mPython.noarch : Python ^[[1mGit^[[0;10m Library c^[[1mgit^[[0;10m.x86_64 : A fast web
interface for ^[[1mgit^[[0;10m
...
... (more yum search output)
...
bin etc lib lost+found mnt proc sbin srv tmp var
boot dev home lib64 media opt root selinux sys usr
(other unrelated stuff)
So, as you can see, my script ran and was rightly logged.
Also, as expected, I had my forced log 'output.txt' in /root/output.txt with the content:
Hello World. The time is now Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:21:37 +0200!
So...I am not really sure what is happening in you script.
Make sure you're exiting the script with
exit 0 #or some other code
If it still doesn't work, you should provide more info, like your script, your boot.log, your /etc/rc.local, and your cloudinit.log.
btw: what is your cloudinit version?