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On 14/06/2010 12:55:34, Robert Huff wrote:
> 
> Carmel writes:
> 
>>  > > I saw a posting here months ago regarding a way to simulate running
>>  > > a script under CRON. I wrote it down and now cannot find it.
>>  > > Googling has not proved very useful either. I just cannot remember
>>  > > the program name.
>>
>>  > Are you looking for a cron syntax check? If yes, then this site
>>  > should be of some help:
>>  
>>  No, sorry. There was a command or program, I forgot which, that
>>  would allow a user to run a program under another environment,
>>  similar to the environment that a script under CRON would be
>>  running under.
> 
>       Are you possibly talking about a jail?

Try:

   env -i USER=$USER HOME=$HOME LOGNAME=$LOGNAME \
     PATH=/usr/bin:/bin SHELL=/bin/sh PWD=$HOME your-script-name

        Cheers,

        Matthew

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