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Old 06-22-2011
oracle cron script failing.
I have this oracle script which my dba is trying to run as a cron job that fails. attached is the script. It seems to run when executed by itself but just not when scheduled.
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Old 06-22-2011
For starters, take a look at this FAQ.
Secondly, make sure that #!/bin/bash appears as the FIRST line in your script.
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Old 06-22-2011
bash in solaris is in /usr/bin not /bin.. and as vgersh99 mentioned should be shabang should be the first line.
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#!/usr/bin/bash

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Old 06-22-2011
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Originally Posted by tamitot
bash in solaris is in /usr/bin not /bin.. and as vgersh99 mentioned should be shabang should be the first line.
Code:
#!/usr/bin/bash

Actually, it's either/or - it's in both places on Sol9.
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