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Old 04-12-2012
Help with Crontab and Scripts
I'm trying to create a crontab that runs every hour and runs a script in my $HOME/bin directory.
Everytime it goes to run it I get this mail.


Code:
Message 14:
From root@xx.xxxx.edu  Thu Apr 12 14:03:01 2012
Return-Path: <root@xx.xxxx.edu>
X-Original-To: bbowers
Delivered-To: bbowers@xx.xxxx.edu
From: root@xx.xxxx.edu (Cron Daemon)
To: bbowers@xx.xxxx.edu
Subject: Cron <bbowers@xx> $HOME/bin/helloworld.sh
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/IT-43AR-M3306/bbowers>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=bbowers>
X-Cron-Env: <USER=bbowers>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:03:01 -0700 (PDT)
Status: R

/bin/sh: /home/IT-43AR-M3306/bbowers/bin/helloworld.sh: No such file or directory

&

What does this mean? And how come it isn't working?

This is my crontab:
Code:
30 * * * * $HOME/bin/helloworld

This is my script:
#!/bin/bash
echo Hello World

Thanks in advance
Last edited by radoulov; 04-12-2012 at 06:55 PM..
# 2  
Old 04-12-2012
You forgot the sh:

Code:
30 * * * * $HOME/bin/helloworld.sh

# 3  
Old 04-12-2012
I actually forgot the sh..
in my post. I do have the .sh
Sorry, my mistake
# 4  
Old 04-12-2012
Try using the full path to your script instead of the value of HOME.
# 5  
Old 04-13-2012
If the above didn't fix it, please post the output from the following two directory lists:
Code:
ls -lad /home/IT-43AR-M3306/bbowers/bin
ls -lad /home/IT-43AR-M3306/bbowers/bin/helloworld.sh

 
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