Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:53:41 +0100 From: Richard Mackerras <mack63richard@gmail.com> To: Software Info <softwareinfojam@gmail.com> Cc: Walter Cramer <wfc@mintsol.com>, "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> Subject: Re: Crontab Question Message-ID: <36054B2F-3456-46C1-BE1A-FB90551E2AE7@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5caf5d3d.1c69fb81.63ae1.ffd0@mx.google.com> References: <5cae4e6f.1c69fb81.95785.62bf@mx.google.com> <CAJuc1zNRcG5WaZ4weC=TNLuXCfT=oxMtismm%2B6apWXEtJZhH3A@mail.gmail.com> <5cae5cc3.1c69fb81.15e0.dbd1@mx.google.com> <20190410172638.C14867@mulder.mintsol.com> <5caf5d3d.1c69fb81.63ae1.ffd0@mx.google.com>
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In your script put a few commands outputting to a check file pwd > /tmp/checkfile Add a few more like=20 ENV >> /tmp/checkfile Just to make sure it really is in the directory you expect with the environm= ent you expect.=20 If you want it to be run as you never use the root crontab unless you want r= eally crap security.=20 Cheers Sent from my iPad > On 11 Apr 2019, at 16:29, Software Info <softwareinfojam@gmail.com> wrote:= >=20 > Well thanks for all the input. I just have to tp keep working at it. Again= , much appreciated. >=20 >=20 > Regards > SI >=20 > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >=20 > From: Walter Cramer > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:40 PM > To: Software Info > Cc: Jonathan Chen; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Crontab Question >=20 >> On Wed, 10 Apr 2019, Software Info wrote: >>=20 >> OK. So although the script is located in my home directory, it doesn=C3=A2= =E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t=20 >> start there? Sorry but I don=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t quite understand. C= ould you explain a=20 >> little further please? >=20 > Both 'cp' and 'ls' are located in /bin. But if I run the 'ls' command in=20= > /root, 'ls' can't find 'cp' (unless I tell it where to look) - even though= =20 > /bin *is* in my PATH - >=20 > server7:/root # ls cp > ls: cp: No such file or directory > server7:/root # ls /bin/cp > /bin/cp >=20 > Where the system looks for *commands*, to execute, is different from where= =20 > it looks for other files, which those commands use. The latter is=20 > generally only the current directory (unless you tell it otherwise).=20 > When cron runs a script as root, "current directory" will be /root. >=20 > BUT - for security and other reasons, it would be better to have cron run=20= > your script as you (not root), and as '/home/me/myscript' (instead of=20 > adding your home directory to PATH in /etc/crontab). >=20 > -Walter >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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