On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 5:09 PM, anj patnaik <patna73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 0 20 * * * db_backup.sh 1> /dev/null 2>&1 | mail -s "backup cron" myemail@xxxxxxxx > > I am re-directing stderr to stdout and then sending that to email. But you are redirecting stdout (and therefore also stderr) to /dev/null -- therefore there is no body input to the mail command. > I get an email nightly with that title, but no error messages. In that case you will probably be fine if you remove "1> /dev/null" from the command. -- Kevin Grittner EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
