>> As a reply to both answers, here's a script that wont' run: >> #!/usr/local/bin/bash >> echo start > test.txt >> >> ...and here is bash: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/local/etc]>> whereis bash >> bash: /usr/local/bin/bash >> >> this is /var/log/cron >> Feb 24 19:20:00 p3-550 /usr/sbin/cron[27988]: (root) CMD >> (/usr/local/etc/test.sh) >> >> This is the crontab entry: >> * * * * * /usr/local/etc/test.sh >> (At the moment, I have no shell parameters or other parameters in >> crontab, another crontab-job runs fine, but that's an executable >> file.)
The following works fine, here is the detail: $ date ; ls -lF /tmp/test.* Tue Feb 24 22:50:11 CET 2004 -rwxr-x--- 1 jgabel wheel 49 Feb 24 22:50 /tmp/test.bash* $ $ cat /tmp/test.bash #!/usr/local/bin/bash echo start > /tmp/test.txt $ $ crontab -l * * * * * /tmp/test.bash $ $ date ; ls -lF /tmp/test.* Tue Feb 24 22:51:17 CET 2004 -rwxr-x--- 1 jgabel wheel 49 Feb 24 22:46 /tmp/test.bash* -rw-r--r-- 1 jgabel wheel 6 Feb 24 22:51 /tmp/test.txt $ $ cat /tmp/test.txt start $ Can you try *stricly* the same thing? -- -jg. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
