Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 19:54:36 +0100 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: Graham White <graham@bravenet.com> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cron Message-ID: <125203352.994276476@geko> In-Reply-To: <CIEEIPPHEMBKLIMPEJFBAEKOCAAA.graham@bravenet.com> References: <CIEEIPPHEMBKLIMPEJFBAEKOCAAA.graham@bravenet.com>
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--On 04 July 2001 11:47 -0700 Graham White <graham@bravenet.com> wrote: > Greetings, I am trying to set up a script file to be automatically run by > cron every morning. The script works when I manually execute it. The path > and time variables for the script file are correct but when the time comes > for it to run nothing happens. If I set up the crontab file with the > command(that I have in the script file) itself rather than the path to the > script file it works! I've tried different permission settings but no > luck. Any suggestions? It'd probably be handy if you posted exactly what you'd put in the cron? Most the time I put items in the crontab (especially scripts) they fall foul of not having the same PATH that my shell usually has... I usually remember to test them by running up a seperate, very basic /bin/sh, and seeing if they fly from that... -Kp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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