Public bug reported:
I have a cron job definition file with the following:
----------------
# Runs every 5 minutes, logging into the proftpd database checking for expired
accounts and disabling them.
MAILTO=sysadmin@[redacted].com,io@[redacted].com
*/5 * * * * root /usr/local/sbin/proftpd-expire.sh
----------------
Any output from the script ought to be emailed to both the sysadmin & io group
addresses, but instead output is always sent to 'root@[local FQDN]', presumably
becasue the cron job is being executed as root. For some reason, the MAILTO
environment variable is being ignored, as can be confirmed when looking at the
email (sent to root) for all the "X-cron-env" headers:
----------------
X-cron-env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-cron-env: <HOME=/root>
X-cron-env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-cron-env: <LOGNAME=root>
----------------
There is clearly no MAILTO header in this email, and obviously the main proof
is that this still only went to root@fqdn.
All documentation appears to say that the combination of MAILTO and a
file in /etc/cron.d/ should work.
** Affects: cron (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Attachment added: "Output of "apport-cli -f -p cron""
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1277493/+attachment/3972394/+files/mailto_ignored_by_cron_bug.apport
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1277493
Title:
"MAILTO" Environment Variable is ignored when set in a file in
/etc/cron.d/
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/1277493/+subscriptions
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
