Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 00:32:59 +0100 From: Mathias Haas <mathias@haas.se> To: Julien Gabel <jpeg@thilelli.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Shell scripting woes. Message-ID: <403BDF2B.8030400@haas.se> In-Reply-To: <54147.192.168.0.97.1077663694.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net> References: <51804.193.14.163.194.1077641809.squirrel@mail.haas.se><403B9112.1080503@circlesquared.com><52540.192.168.0.97.1077646240.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net><403B952C.4060706@haas.se> <403BC43B.6030003@infinitebubble.com> <53781.192.168.0.97.1077659656.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net> <403BD4F8.40101@haas.se> <54147.192.168.0.97.1077663694.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net>
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Julien Gabel wrote: >>>The following works fine, here is the detail: >>> >>>$ date ; ls -lF /tmp/test.* >>>Tue Feb 24 22:50:11 CET 2004 >>>-rwxr-x--- 1 jgabel wheel 49 Feb 24 22:50 /tmp/test.bash* >>>$ >>>$ cat /tmp/test.bash >>>#!/usr/local/bin/bash >>>echo start > /tmp/test.txt >>>$ >>>$ crontab -l >>>* * * * * /tmp/test.bash >>>$ >>>$ date ; ls -lF /tmp/test.* >>>Tue Feb 24 22:51:17 CET 2004 >>>-rwxr-x--- 1 jgabel wheel 49 Feb 24 22:46 /tmp/test.bash* >>>-rw-r--r-- 1 jgabel wheel 6 Feb 24 22:51 /tmp/test.txt >>>$ >>>$ cat /tmp/test.txt >>>start >>>$ >>> >>>Can you try *stricly* the same thing? >>> >>> > > > >>Sure (this is run as root): >>$ cd /tmp >>$ date ; ls -lF /tmp/test.* >>Tue Feb 24 23:25:56 CET 2004 >>-rwxr-x--- 1 root wheel 45 Feb 24 23:24 /tmp/test.bash* >>$ >>$ cat test.bash >>#!/usr/local/bin/bash >>echo start > test.txt >> >>$ crontab -l >>* * * * * /usr/local/sbin/pure-ftpwho -w > /www/data/ftpstatus.html >>* * * * * /tmp/test.bash >>$ date ; ls -lF /tmp/test.* >>Tue Feb 24 23:26:08 CET 2004 >>-rwxr-x--- 1 root wheel 45 Feb 24 23:24 /tmp/test.bash* >>$ >> >>Not much of difference I'm afraid. >> >> > >There is a little difference : you are running it as 'root', and >no explicit path is given for "test.txt" in "test.bash". Can you >give us the result of : > > # ls -lF ~root/test.txt > > > Oh my! What stupidity! Of course. I'm afraid sometimes my DOS-roots are revealed... Thanks!
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