Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 11:24:39 -0400 From: "Peter Brezny" <peter@sysadmin-inc.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Simple problem running scripts from cron Message-ID: <MFEFLELMIJGKDKPCJHAFKEFGCBAA.peter@sysadmin-inc.com>
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I use a file very similar to the one below to compress backup files on a monthly basis. When i run the script from the console it works fine, however, when cron tries to run it, this error appears in the logs. /usr/bin/tar: can't exec bzip2 : No such file or directory Why does it work from the console, but not when cron tries to run it? Am i just missing a path statement to /usr/local/bin/bzip2 ? And would that syntax be: PATH=/usr/local/bin/ TIA Peter Brezny SysAdmin Services Inc. This is the script i'm running. #!/bin/sh (nice /usr/bin/tar cvflj /home/test.bz2 /home/peter/aaa)>/home/peter/test.bzip.log 2>&1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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