04-30-2009
Solaris' "/usr/bin/date" does not support '-d tomorrow' option - this is GNU-ism.
You must have the GNU 'date' installed under /usr/local/bin (most likely) and your $PATH env variable has /usr/local/bin BEFORE /usr/bin.
Try specifying the the FULL path to the GNU date in your script.
Also Solaris' crontab does not support the 'day-day' or 'hour-hour' syntax - this is also GNUism - see 'man crontab' for description.
For further cron/crontab issues refer to the
crontab FAQ.
Last edited by vgersh99; 04-30-2009 at 10:34 AM..
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