Hi! Thanks for your answer. So, to automation it the way you explain, crond should start at startup, is this right?? Thanks On Tue, 2002-06-11 at 21:54, Alberto Santana wrote: Let cron do it for you. Just add a line to your crontab file (/etc/crontab). 30 * * * * who-owns-it /path/to/my/script In my case it is something like 30 * * * * root perl get_ip2.pl Let me know if this helps. -- BEST WISHES, Alberto MMM \|/ www __^__ (o o) @ @ (O-O) /(o o)\ +-----ooO-(_)-Ooo---oOO-(_)-OOo---oOO--(_)--OOo---oOO==(_)==OOo-----+ | Alberto Santana | | Ph.D. Student Email: santana@qtp.ufl.edu | | University of Florida Phone: (352) 392-3010 | | Quantum Theory Project Home: (352) 379-9938 | | 2301 NPB # 92, P.O. Box 118435 Fax: (352) 392-8722 | | Gainesville, Fl 32611-8435 http://www.qtp.ufl.edu/~santana | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Powered by SuSE Linux 7.1 (http://www.suse.com)