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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] script in /etc/cron.daily never runs
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:31:49
Message-Id: 20050921230904.52590738@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] script in /etc/cron.daily never runs by Matt Randolph
1 On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:11:33 -0400, Matt Randolph wrote:
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3 > I have a script in /etc/cron.daily that never runs. It works properly
4 > when run manually and it's been in there for weeks (and a reboot or
5 > two).
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7 Does it not run or run and not do anything? The latter can be a path
8 problem, as the cron tasks are not run with the same environment as your
9 shell. If in doubt, do "source /etc/profile" at the start of the script.
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11 As someone else said, make sure you chmod +x the script too.
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15 Neil Bothwick
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17 MS-DOS: if you believe in a flat Earth, this is the OS for you.