If I run the following from the comman line, it works properly: /bin/tar czvf /root/dbman_back-`date '+%m%d%Y%H%M'`-tar.gz \ /var/www/cgi-bin/dbman
However, it I put this in my crontab, I get the following: Subject: Cron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /bin/tar czvf /root/dbman_back-`date '+ X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/bash> X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/root> X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin> X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root> /bin/bash: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``' /bin/bash: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file I realize that cron is picky about ENV and such, but I can't see what I'm missing here. Thanks, Mike -- Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle. - Steinbach 01:50:00 up 49 days, 8:50, 7 users, load average: 0.01, 0.16, 0.37 Linux Registered User #241685 http://counter.li.org -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
