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Dave Nebinger wrote: |
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>> Also, check that the environment in the cron script is correct. It does |
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>> not execute with the environment that you sit down at a terminal |
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>> with, in particular $PATH. |
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> Another tip RE: environment variables & cron, if you submit the job |
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> via at (sys-process/at), it will create an executable script in |
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> /var/spool/at/atjobs for running your submitted job, but the script |
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> includes the environment values from the session used to submit the job. |
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> So after submission via at, you can take the atjob file, copy it to |
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> your /etc/cron.* directory and you'll have everything you need |
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> regarding environment. |
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> Dave |
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Thank you for the suggestion. I'll have to experiment with this. |
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Matt |
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