Valid for versions 82 through the latest version
Last modified: July 28, 2022
Overview
The /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/try-later script runs a user-defined check command at a specified interval to verify if it can run a user-defined action command. If the user-defined check command returns an error, the script will retry the command a specified number of times. When the user-defined check command succeeds, the script will run the user-defined action command. If the user-defined check command fails the maximum number of retries, the script will perform an act-finally command.
Run the script
To run this script on the command line, use the following format:
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/perl /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/try-later [options]- You must call the
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/perlPerl directory before the script command. - You can use Bash commands with this script (for example, the
-xexecutable command). - For an example of this command, see the Example section below.
Options
Use the following options with this script:
|
Option
|
Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
--action |
Required. When the check command succeeds, the script will run the action command. |
--action /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/enable_spf_dkim_globally |
--check |
Required. The script runs this command to determine whether to perform the action command. |
--check /bin/sh |
--act-finally |
If the check command fails the maximum number of retries, the script performs this command. |
--act-finally 0 |
--at |
The script will run the check command at the specified time. For more information, read Linuxs at manual entry. |
--at now + 12 minutes |
--delay |
The script will pause for this number of minutes before it performs each check and action command.
Note: This option overrides the
--at option.This value defaults to 5. |
--delay 1 |
--has-jobs |
The script will indicate whether its queue is empty or not. | --has-jobs |
--max-retries |
The script will attempt to run the check command this number of times. |
--max-retries 1 |
--skip-first |
The script will skip the first check command. |
--skip-first |
--help |
Display the scripts help documentation. | --help |
Example
The following example calls the /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/enable_spf_dkim_globally script with this script at the now + 1 minute interval. If it succeeds, it will run the /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/enable_spf_dkim_globally script:
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/perl /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/try-later --action /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/enable_s
