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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Can run a ".sh" script as the user but not from the crontab Post 302351508 by bhaire on Tuesday 8th of September 2009 07:41:17 PM
Old 09-08-2009
Can run a ".sh" script as the user but not from the crontab
Hello Everyone,

I am logged in as me. I created a script in the directory "/install/new" called "script1.sh" which basically runs another script "runapp.sh" . The "runapp.sh" is a vendor provided application strart up script that came with the installation. This is also in the same directory as "script1.sh". Briefly, my "script1.sh" looks like this:

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
m=`ps -ef | grep /install/new/application | wc -l`
if [ $m != 2 ]; then
echo "starting application"
./runapp.sh
else
echo "no action taken";
fi

I have put this script in Cron Job and I edited and saved the Crontab as the same user account that created the "script1.sh".

Here is what my crontab looks like:
Code:
$crontab -e

30 * * * * /install/new/script1.sh >> /install/new/log.txt 2>&1

Which is saying run my script every 30 minutes.

Here's the deal- When I test my script "script1.sh" running it from the putty terminal by doing ./script1.sh it runs successfully however when this is run from the Crontab it complains saying this in the "log.txt"

Code:
$more log.txt
starting application
/install/new/script1.sh [5]: ./runapp.sh:  not found

What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in Advance
Last edited by bhaire; 09-08-2009 at 08:51 PM..
 

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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

parse_dynamic_clustertoc

parse_dynamic_clustertoc(1M)				  System Administration Commands			      parse_dynamic_clustertoc(1M)

NAME

       parse_dynamic_clustertoc - parse clustertoc file based on dynamic entries

SYNOPSIS

       cdrom/export/exec/sparc.Solaris_2.x/sbin/install.d/parse_dynamic_clustertoc

       cdrom/export/exec/i386.Solaris_2.x/sbin/install.d/parse_dynamic_clustertoc

DESCRIPTION

       This script parses the  clustertoc file before the suninstall(1M) process is run.  parse_dynamic_clustertoc is called by a modified syscon-
       fig script on the install CD.  When parse_dynamic_clustertoc runs, it reads the clustertoc and when it encounters SUNW_CSRMBRIFF lines,	it
       either  checks  the  platform  using the script's builtin function, or calls an external script.  The script exits with	a 0 if the cluster
       entry is included,  otherwise it will be ignored.  If the cluster entry is to be included, the SUNW_CSRMBRIFF =(test test_arg)cluster  line
       is converted to SUNW_CSRMEMBER =cluster.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Checking For an SX Framebuffer

       The  following is an example of a simple external test to check for an SX Framebuffer.  The entry in the  clustertoc file is shown and fol-
       lowing that is the script that must be placed in the  install.d/dynamic_test directory.

       SUNW_CSRMBRIFF=(smcc.dctoc sx)SUNWCsx
       #! /bin/sh
       #
       # Likewise, this file is expected to live under $(TESTDIR).
       #
       case "$1"
       in
	       sx)     prtconf -p  | grep 'SUNW,sx' 1> /dev/null;;
       esac

FILES

       cdrom/Solaris_2.x/locale/C/.clustertoc.dynamic

	   Dynamic version of the  clustertoc file

       cdrom/export/exec/sparc.Solaris_2.x/sbin/install.d/dynamic_test

	   Directory that contains any additional tests

       cdrom/export/exec/i386.Solaris_2.x/sbin/install.d/dynamic_test

	   Directory that contains any additional tests

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SHWPcdrom (Solaris CD)	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       suninstall(1M), clustertoc(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    6 Sep 1995					      parse_dynamic_clustertoc(1M)
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