Solaris

Hello all,
I have a script that I am trying to execute and redirect the output to a file, but I have trouble in redirection. The cron job is running properly as I see it in the mail.

This is what I am doing

Code:

In crontab file,
0 4 * * * somescript.sh > /some_location/`date '+%m%d%y_%H%M'`.log

What is it that I am doing wrong?
Please help!!

I have no such problem. On Solaris it works.

But try using /usr/bin/date.

Does "some_location" exist? Is it writable by the user running the cronjob?

Does it produce any output to stdout? Maybe add 2>&1 to it's end to catch stdout and stderr.

Its on Solaris itself.

The location is writeable.

I tried running the script and redirecting the output, it works but cannot do it with cron for some reason.

Code:

# ./somescript.sh > /some_location/`date '+%m%d%y_%H%M'`.log is working

@zaxxon,
I tried that too, but of no use.

does

Code:

/var/cron/log

contain some info on this? error messages, whatever..?

There is no error in /var/cron/log. It says the script executed on time.

Seems this could go on for days!

You have to take some initiative. Try something different. Does your script direct the output somewhere else? Does it play around with file descriptors? Did you check your mail? If it's not that sensitive, post the script so we can see what it's doing. Change your cronjob to write to /tmp instead of "some_location". Play around with it a bit.

There's no reason I can think why it shouldn't do what you expect, and from what you've given us it should, but it doesn't help if ypur script can only run at 4 in the morning!