try using the full path to the rm command. the cron environment is probably not the same as your uid's. -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hugh E Cruickshank Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 5:09 PM To: Redhat-List Subject: cron/shell/find problem Hi All: I having a bit of a problem adding an entry to a crontab file. Actually the adding works fine, it is just the command will not work. Here is what I have so far: 1. The following command works correctly from the command line: /usr/bin/find /usr/faq/xpt -name "RCTTAX.*" -mtime +90 -exec rm {} \; 2. When the command is added to a shell script file as above or to a crontab file as: 0 2 * * * /usr/bin/find /usr/faq/xpt -name "RCTTAX.*" -mtime +90 -exec rm {} \; The execution fails with /usr/bin/find: missing argument to `-exec' 3. I have been doing this for years on various different UNIX systems without any problems. Any thoughts of suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Hugh -- Hugh E Cruickshank, Forward Software, www.forward-software.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
