Re^2: running shell script in cron

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Re^3: running shell script in cron by cdarke (Prior) on Mar 24, 2009 at 09:59 UTC
does it have anyting to do with profiles Could be. Decide which profile file(s) you need to execute (.bash_profile, .profile, .bashrc) and use 'source' to read them in at the start of the script.	[reply]
Re^4: running shell script in cron by Bloodnok (Vicar) on Mar 24, 2009 at 12:23 UTC
From the name of the script, I would infer Korn shell is being used - hence the OP should use the dot command ('`.`') - `source` is, mercifully, not a Korn shell keyword. A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: running shell script in cron by raghu_shekar (Novice) on Mar 25, 2009 at 01:27 UTC
i would need the .profile file, but when i add that in the start of the script as . /home/.profile, it gives me an error saying that the . in line 2 is unexpected or something like that.	[reply]
Re^5: running shell script in cron by rovf (Priest) on Mar 26, 2009 at 09:13 UTC
saying that the . in line 2 is unexpected or something Then why don't you fix line 2???? -- Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: running shell script in cron by rovf (Priest) on Mar 26, 2009 at 09:17 UTC
You are aware that jobs running on cron usually have a very restricted environment - for instance, the PATH might be quite different from what you get when you login regularily? Actually, the exact environment you get for your cron is system dependent (or more precisely: Dependent on what the sysadmin decides to give you). -- Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>	[reply] [d/l]