0 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 * * 1,2,3,4,5
/var/spool/hylafax/programs/logfax.prog
The file is being updated in the other directory, but it is the wrong
data I the file. ???? The file names are the same in each directory. I
suppose I could just link one to the other and be done with this
nonsence.
Michael C. Rock
Systems Analyst
Registered Linux User # 287973
"The time has come the walrus said to speak of many things,,"
"Christians give up what they cannot keep to gain what they cannot lose"
-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Kwan Lowe
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:38 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Really an Odd One,,
> I have a shell script program that when I run it as root the program
> works flawlessly. So, I put it in cron to run every hour. When cron
> runs the program it appears to screw up a simple cp command and the
> results are not what I expect.
>
> What ends up being copied is not what is in the file to be copied, but
> rather it seems to copy a file that is a part of the finished file.
If
> that makes sense. I manipulate data until it is in the form that I
want
> and then copy the finished data file to another directory for use.
>
> Run from a command line as root, the programs works just fine.
>
> I chmod'd the files to go+w so everyone could write and then even
> chgrp'd to uucp.
>
> I have a feeling that somehow when cron executes it lacks some of the
> ability of root when running programs.
A common mistake is to not set the PATH variable or use the fully
qualified name of the executable in a cron script. Can you post the
script?
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