Problem with cron

jhansrod · #1 (**permalink**) 11-24-2005

Hi all

I am trying to run a job via cron, however it does not execute. The cron log file has the following lines in it. When I run the command at CL, it works.

root : CMD ( su - JHOps -c $JHOPSROOT/exe/JHOPS15MIN.sh # Execute 15 minute collections ) : PID ( 516342 ) : Fri Nov 25
02:00:00 2005
Cron Job with pid: 155868 Successful
Cron Job with pid: 516342 Failed

Any ideas where I can look to see why it has failed ?

Thanks

J

jhansrod · #2 (**permalink**) 11-24-2005

I think the problem is due to the cariable $JHOPSROOT. Does anyone know how I can use a variable in cron ?

bakunin · #3 (**permalink**) 11-25-2005

Yes: the same way you use it in other scripts, but cronjobs inherit nothing from their parent process (unlike jobs started from an interactive shell).

For this reason i do NOT rely in my scripts on a set environment at all but set it to a "standard-environment" with a function i source in first:

Code:

#!/bin/ksh

. /usr/local/lib/ksh/f_env

... rest of the code ...

In short: replace the your job with a script in which a proper environment (including your missing variable) can be set and used easily. Call this script from cron.

bakunin

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