> -----Original Message----- > From: M.Lewis > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 3:56 AM > Subject: Crontab issue > > > > 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
As other have pointed out, the % sign has special meaning within a cronjob. Plus, I think cronjobs do not understand the back-tick assignment of variables. i.e. DATE=`date ...` Someone please prove me wrong, but I have always had to create a separate shell script and then call this script in the cronjob to get this back-tick (executation of a command) type of assignment to work. i.e. vi /usr/local/bin/create_tarball #!/bin/bash /bin/tar czvf /root/dbman_back-`date '+%m%d%Y%H%M'`-tar.gz \ /var/www/cgi-bin/dbman and then in my cronjob... * * * * * /usr/local/bin/create_tarball Steve Cowles -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
