04-08-2012
Sorry, this should never work. There is no terminal context in cron. It is a background process.
Ps Please mention what Operating System and version you are running ("Linux box" is just too vague to be serious).
Just in case anybody on this board knows a dodge.
Quote:
When i run it manually, it works flawlessly
Please post what you typed verbatim and the response (abridged if it is long), and the exact and total response.
Last edited by methyl; 04-08-2012 at 06:01 PM..
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NAME
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SYNOPSIS
viewsu [options] [username]
DESCRIPTION
The viewsu command is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked without a username, viewsu defaults to becoming the supe-
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SEE ALSO
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