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Old 12-03-2012
Output differs when run manually and when cron job executes it
I get a different output when i manually run the .sh script and when it is run by a cron job. Please help me ..


Code:


Code:



TMP1="/lhome/bbuser/script/wslog/sar.t1"
TMP2="/lhome/bbuser/script/wslog/sar.t2"
TMP3="/lhome/bbuser/script/wslog/sar.t3"

OUTPUT="/lhome/bbuser/script/wslog/sar.out"
SERVER=`uname -a | awk -F"." '{print $1}' | awk -F" " '{print $2}'`
date +"%m/%d/%Y" > $TMP1
sar | tail -3 | head -1 > $TMP2
awk '{FS= "\t"}{print $1 "  " $4 " " $6 " " $7 " " $9}' $TMP2 > $TMP3
paste $TMP1 $TMP3 > $OUTPUT

scp $OUTPUT admin@xxxxx.edu:/apps/feed/dash/learn/sar$SERVER








cronjob syntax



Code:



* * * * * cd /lhome/bbuser/script/wslog; ./appsar.sh > out 2>&1






when i run it manually i get the below output



Code:



12/03/2012      04:40:01  8.67 1.24 0.11 89.99






when the cron job runs it i get the below output



Code:



12/03/2012	16:40:01  0.00 0.11 0.00


I dont understand the problem.
Please help!

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Last edited by nithinankam; 12-04-2012 at 12:23 PM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 12-03-2012
Use code tags.
Search these forums for the differences between interactive and cron execution.
# 3  
Old 12-03-2012
Add a 'set -x' into the script to see what it's doing...
# 4  
Old 12-03-2012
I suspect the code below.
Code:
sar | tail -3 | head -1 > $TMP2

You need to check $TMP2 with the following command which need to be in the script.
Code:
cat $TMP2 > /tmp/tmp2.output

You will figrue out why the outputs are different.

Cheers,
# 5  
Old 12-04-2012
When I execute it manually I am getting it right, how do i check wts happening in when the cron runs???
# 6  
Old 12-04-2012
This question is so common it's in our FAQ.

Make sure you have a proper PATH set. cron gets a minimal PATH and probably can't find all your commands. You can do . /etc/profile at the top of your script, or set PATH manually yourself.
# 7  
Old 12-04-2012
Minimal path???

I am using the same user with which the cron runs it... I am getting a different output!

Could you please provide me the link to FAQs.

---------- Post updated at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:27 PM ----------

Could you please let me know how to check the log of a cron job???
Is their any way to check that??
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