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On Thursday 11 February 2010 15:40:09 Walt Rarus wrote: |
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> I have a java (clojure, actually) program which is invoked via a bash |
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> script. When the script is invoked from the shell, the java program always |
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> runs and succeeds. However, when the script is invoked via a cron job, the |
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> java program always runs and crashes with a null pointer exception. |
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> Any thoughts on how to debug the situation? |
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Same resolution as every other time cron errors come up: |
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cron does NOT run in a shell with an environment. It does not use |
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/etc/profile. |
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You must set up your own environment in your script run from cron. For |
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example, you are likely missing JAVA_HOME and friends. |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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