in reply to Re^2: Sanity check: Tiny wrapper script for /bin/mail
in thread Sanity check: Tiny wrapper script for /bin/mail

In which case, this might be slightly more effective... 
05 12 * * * root /home/atlas/tools/CRON_macscanner >/tmp/CRON_macscann
+er 2>&1; test -s /tmp/CRON_macscanner && mail -s "[Nettverk][Error] C
+RON_macscanner" email@address.here < /tmp/CRON_macscanner

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Be very wary of leaving/using traces in /tmp - on most OS'es, this gets emptied at shutdown &/or startup. If you definitely want records, then I'd suggest creating & using a subdirectory of /var/log.

A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))

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