try something like this this script is for Suse Linux if you have Redhat or Fedora Linux replace startproc to daemon make sure the paths are correct Lada #!/bin/bash # # Startup script for SER # # chkconfig: 345 85 15 # description: Ser is a fast SIP Proxy. # # processname: ser # pidfile: /var/run/ser.pid # config: /etc/local/ser/ser.cfg # Source function library. . /etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/functions ser=/usr/local/sbin/ser prog=ser RETVAL=0 echo -n $"Stopping $prog: " killproc $ser RETVAL=$? echo [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/ser /var/run/ser.pid echo -n $"Starting $prog: " startproc $ser $OPTIONS RETVAL=$? echo [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/ser p> Hi all, p>   p> I am pretty new to Ser and need help to restart the ser p> application using a script run by the cron job, The command I am p> using to restart the ser application in the script is “serctl stop” p> and “serctl start”. When I try to run this script by placing it in p> the cronjob it doesnot work. Although it works when I run it p> manually. Can anyone help me how can I restart the SER application p> using a script run in the cron job. I also defined the SIP_DOMAIN p> parameter in the script itself but it did not work. The SER version p> I have is 0.8.14 p>   p> Thanks for your help in advance p>   p> Regards, p> Prajyot Shirsolkar p> Network Engineer, p> BMX Inc. p> 315-797-1822 p> prajyot(a)bmx-inc.com p>