On 2003-11-05, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to add apt-get update, and apt-get -qqy dist-update to my crontab > to run daily att 6 am and have it send its output to a text file. > my crontab entries look like: > 0 6 * * * root apt-get update > 1 6 * * * root apt-get -y dist-upgrade | less >> ~/distuplog.txt > It doesnt seem to work.
I guess you get a 'command not found' or something like that. apt-get is in /usr/bin and that path isn't in the default PATH variable. re-edit the file you updated, and add /usr/bin to the PATH variable. I think you shouldn't launch a dist-upgrade in a cron job : dist-upgrade are sometimes interactive and you really should have a look at it while it runs... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
