> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Velez > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:52 PM > To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > Subject: RE: crontab > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Muhammad Rizwan > > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:14 AM > > To: Vipul Ramani; General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: Re: crontab > > > > > > YES > > > > On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 23:35, Vipul Ramani wrote: > > > Hi, > > > did u make executable to your shell script. ??? > > > Regards, > > > > > > On 5/23/05, Manuel Arostegui Ramirez > > <manuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > El Lunes 23 Mayo 2005 10:00, Muhammad Rizwan escribió: > > > > > I have my script that is running fine when i run it as: > > /root/shelltest. > > > > > But when i try to run it from crontab its not working > > at all. My > > > > > entry in crontab is: 2 * * * * /root/shelltest. > > > > > Any idea? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Try with this line: > > > > 2 * * * * root /root/shelltest > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Manuel Arostegui Ramirez #Linux Registered User 295750 Socio de > > > > Hispalinux 1813 Red Hat Linux 9, Kernel 2.6.2 ReiserFS > > Firma cifrada > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > iD8DBQE+3O1MqfmPcHTj+twRAm > > > > yDAJ9P6ezepIMg06vOet/YPKxVoB+Z/ACfWVhh > > > > ---END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > -- > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > unsubscribe > > > > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Vipul Ramani > > > linux2000in@xxxxxxxxx > > > linux2000in@xxxxxxxxx > > > ~~~~~We Know HOW NetWorkS ~~~~~ > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > Two things: > > - Are you sure cron is starting the right shell for you? Are > you specifying the shell command you want to start in your > shell script. > > For example, if you wrote your script in bash syntax, the > first line needs to be: > > #!/bin/bash > > - Does your shell script use root environment variables > (which get sourced when initializing a root login shell but > not when cron starts a shell script). > > To test this out add the following commands in your shell script: > > ~root/.bash_profile > /etc/profile > > or whichever file gest sourced when you login as root (.bashrc, etc.) > > It's best to initialize only those variables which your > script uses. So if the above works for you, try to isolate > the variables you need (i.e. > HOSTNAME, USERNAME). > > The error you're getting may not necessarily indicate an > environment variable issue, but I once had a shell script > started in cron which was giving me a syntax error only > because an environment variable was not set. > > Hope this helps, > Michael > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > The commands to test for environment variables are incorrect. They should read: # . ~root/.bash_profile # . /etc/profile However, without the first character '#'. For some reason, if I have a '.' as the first character on a line, my e-mail application (Microsoft Outlook) deletes the '.'. The '.' saids to execute the file .bash_profile in the current shell. It will thus add environment variables to the shell. I apologize for the confusion. Michael -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
