02-04-2014
It's nearly always best to use the absolute path name in scripts, for all filenames, including commands.
First of all, if you don't use a full path, then it's possible another file can be executed that is in the search path; and this can cause numerous problems, including security issues.
Second, if you refuse (for some odd reason), to use the full path name, you should define your search path explicitly in the script, for the same reasons.
In this example, the poster is writing from cron as a user that he has not defined (for us). It's possible he could be running it as a root crontab.
The original poster should rewrite the script using the full path to all files (commands, logs, input files, etc.) and he should inform what user crontab is running this script.
He should also list each file that is read and written to with ls -l so we can see the permissions of the files.
i think it is best when working the problems to get the correct and full information instead of just grasping at straws and pulling bits and pieces of information from the member with the problem.
The user will also learn more, I think, if we ask them to provide the right information up front, define his paths correctly (all paths), etc. .. in my view.
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