Perl script in crontab

AbraKdabra has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hey Monks!!! I'm trying to finish a script I made, but I've been fighting with a problem for the last few days.


*some script*

#Here I run a external script, that needs to be executed as bibatch us
+er (sudo -u bibatch)
system ("/opt/progressor/PRODEHPT/TECHTEL/PROCESO_COBRANZAS.sh");
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So, if I run that in console (pagos.pl is my script, that calls the other script inside):

sudo -u bibatch /usr/bin/perl /home/bibatch/Pagos/scripts/pagos.pl

It runs like a charm, executes my script and then it calls the other one, BUT, if I put that line in crontab, it doesn't run:

minute hour * * * "sudo -u bibatch /usr/bin/perl /home/bibatch/Pagos/scripts/pagos.pl"

Neither my script (pagos.pl) nor the inside one I call (PROCESO_COBRANZAS.sh). Any ideas? Thanks!

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Re: Perl script in crontab by roboticus (Chancellor) on Nov 20, 2010 at 05:03 UTC
HocusPocus: First, `crontab` doesn't invoke a shell for you, so your environment variables, paths, etc. aren't going to be set up the way you want. That may be part of your problem. However, what prompted me to post is the use of `sudo` in your `crontab`. Why not just use `sudo` to put the job in the proper user's (`bibatch`) `crontab`? Then things would be a bit less Rube Goldbergesqueified. ...roboticus	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Perl script in crontab by AbraKdabra (Initiate) on Nov 20, 2010 at 05:48 UTC
I use `sudo` to call the script pagos.pl, because when then calls PROCESO_COBRANZAS.sh it runs ok (because that scripts NEEDS to be executed as bibatch), and, because I need that pagos.pl send emails as bibatch. I'm using bibatch's crontab.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Perl script in crontab by JavaFan (Canon) on Nov 20, 2010 at 20:32 UTC
Drop the quotes. Furthermore, cron ought to email you - it should have told you what is wrong. Do you have set up your cron correctly?	[reply]
Re: Perl script in crontab by Anonymous Monk on Nov 20, 2010 at 21:42 UTC
Hi, We did something like this - minute hour * * * use setup_file; sudo -u bibatch /usr/bin/perl /home/bibatch/Pagos/scripts/pagos.pl depending on which variety of shell is being used. It may not be pretty, but it worked. J.C.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl script in crontab by Anonymous Monk on Nov 20, 2010 at 21:51 UTC
No, no, no, it wasn't 'use', it was 'source' or '.'. J.C.	[reply]