Cron

Crontab

Troubleshooting Crontab Problems Dump the Environment add this line to root’s crontab * * * * * env > ~/cronenv Load the Environment env - `cat /var/log/cronenv` /bin/sh Run your script ./script_with_env_problems.sh and check it’s output … Any Comments ? sha256: de1667fb4003135420244f48280d72e03d7559b675ab6b4a9c020b0725866525

Cron & Environment

Sometimes you run into problem because you’re not aware of the environment of cron. So, let’s dump and check the environment. Add Cronjob * * * * * env > /tmp/env.log Dump Content puffy200# cat /tmp/env.log LOGNAME=root HOME=/var/log PWD=/var/log PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh USER=root Any Comments ? sha256: 6e5d4767a577cc5673505edd19b29f931ce23de7f97a9088c3137945206730a3