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Date:      Tue, 18 May 2010 14:19:16 -0500
From:      Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com>
To:        =?UTF-8?Q?Yavuz_Ma=C5=9Flak?= <yavuz.maslak@netiletisim.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: I can't execute a script in crontab
Message-ID:  <B3B6096D9E0C1F7BAE4385C3@utd65257.utdallas.edu>
In-Reply-To: <321BFC21315248CCA4341AA862E19DED@desktop2002>
References:  <321BFC21315248CCA4341AA862E19DED@desktop2002>

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--On Tuesday, May 18, 2010 21:52:43 +0300 Yavuz Ma=C5=9Flak=20
<yavuz.maslak@netiletisim.net> wrote:

> I use freebsd7.2
>
> I wish to send a file using crontab as periodic. I have a script to send the
> file.
> When I am root, I can execute my script, but I can't execute the script using
> crontab.
> How can I run it ?
>
> cat myscript
> /usr/bin/scp -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub /root/cpfile
> root@192.168.10.9:/var/cpfile
>

Either make the script executable or cron it like this:

*   *  *  *  *  /bin/sh /path/to/myscript

--=20
Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst
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