[nmglug] temp

[a]

aaron:
Your insights into crontab would be appreciated.
The temperature read time is noncritical.
Syslog indicates the Daimon is running.
Where is the the data being written /usr/log/temperature is empty?

Below, please notice:
crontab -e
nano
syslog

a at a-desktop:~$ crontab -e
crontab: installing new crontab
a at a-desktop:~$ crontab -l

* * * * * /usr/bin/digitemp_DS9097U -a -l /var/log/temperature

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* * * * * /usr/bin/digitemp_DS9097U -a -l /var/log/temperatureFile Name

 to Write: /tmp/crontab.gCigRi/crontab                                 
^G Get Help         ^T To Files         M-M Mac Format      M-P Prepend
^C Cancel           M-D DOS Format      M-A Append          M-B Backup
File

		----------------
digitemp_DS9097U -C -a -l/var/log/temperature)
Dec  4 03:15:01 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6510]: (root) CMD
(/usr/bin/digitemp_9097U -a -l /var/log/temperature)
Dec  4 03:15:01 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6513]: (a) CMD
(/usr/bin/digitemp_DS9097U -C -a -l/var/log/temperature)
Dec  4 03:16:01 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6586]: (root) CMD
(/usr/bin/digitemp_9097U -a -l /var/log/temperature)
Dec  4 03:16:01 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6589]: (a) CMD
(/usr/bin/digitemp_DS9097U -C -a -l/var/log/temperature)
Dec  4 03:17:08 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6608]: (root) CMD (   cd / &&
run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Dec  4 03:17:08 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6611]: (root) CMD
(/usr/bin/digitemp_9097U -a -l /var/log/temperature)
Dec  4 03:17:08 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6614]: (a) CMD
(/usr/bin/digitemp_DS9097U -C -a -l/var/log/temperature)
Dec  4 03:18:01 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6634]: (root) CMD
(/usr/bin/digitemp_9097U -a -l /var/log/temperature)
Dec  4 03:18:01 a-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[6637]: (a) CMD
(/usr/bin/digitemp_DS9097U -C -a -l/var/log/temperature)



a at a-desktop:~$                        best,anthony