On 04/06/2010 07:52 AM, Philip Rhoades wrote: > People, > > When I put: > > 40 21 * * * root /usr/bin/mplayer -ao alsa > /home/phil/audio/vincent_van_gogh.mp3 > > in /etc/crontab - it works but if use "at" for any time and enter: > > /usr/bin/mplayer -ao alsa /home/phil/audio/vincent_van_gogh.mp3 > > - at the designated time I hear a click as though something happens but > no audio clip. > > Anyone know why "at" doesn't behave?
I'm sure it does. When you use /etc/crontab, you're saying "use root's environment when running this command". You weren't clear, but if you're using "at" as any user other than root, then it'll execute with _that_ user's environment, not root's. This might cause access issues to the audio hardware, pulseaudio may not be running if you're not logged into the system via the GUI, etc., etc. There's lots of stuff going on there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, C2 Hosting ri...@nerd.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? I don't know. Who cares? - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
