UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi,

I have a script which has to run by cron.The scripts runs fine by command line but not in cron. So I tried to source .profile but it doesn't seem to work.Please help I am beginner in unix

OS : Solaris 10
Shell : sh

I used the following command in shell scripts to source the file.

Code:

source /home/oracle/.profile

The path is correct and the file exists in the location.


Thanks

Try changing:

Code:

source /home/oracle/.profile

to:

Code:

. /home/oracle/.profile

Explanation for any other newbie:

The source keyword exists in the bash shell, sh on Solaris 10 is not bash, so the source keyword will cause an error. Depending on how a crontab entry is set up, you may never be able to see errors. /usr/bin/mailx may show them in a recent email, if the cron entry runs under the account you are logged into.

Thanks a lot it worked