Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:00:49 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Graham Bentley <gbentley@uk2.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Where to put scripts ? Message-ID: <42E617E1.6000407@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <000101c591c6$14846420$4801a8c0@ws-ew-3.W2KDEMIG> References: <000101c591c6$14846420$4801a8c0@ws-ew-3.W2KDEMIG>
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Norbert Koch wrote: >>I have a short script for Flexbackup ; >> >>#!/bin/sh >># Backup using Flexbackup >>/bin/rm -f /data/IT/Backup_Log/data* >>/usr/local/bin/flexbackup -newtape >>/usr/local/bin/flexbackup -dir /data >>/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/sa0 rewind >>/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/sa0 offline >> >>I put this in /usr/bin/ and made exec >> >>In crontab I put ; >> >># Flexbackup Nightly Backup Job >>0 2 * * 1-5 root /usr/bin/backup >> >>If I run the script manually at the prompt >>it works perfectly and a new log is written >>to /data/IT/Backup_Log/ - Great ! >> >>(From flexbackup.conf >> >>$logdir = '/data/IT/Backup_Log'; # directory for log files) >> >>If cron runs it, the old log is rm'ed but no new one is written ??? >> >>Is it something to do with paths / perms ? >> >> > >Look into crontab(5). There is a section about the environment settings. >My idea is that flexbackup calls some program w/o full path. >Is flexbackup a shell/perl/* script? > > I would also ask, why are you putting it in /usr/bin? Given that your script calls things in /usr/local/bin already, there is no advantage I can see to polluting /usr/bin. To test Norbert's hypothesis, take everything except standard directories out of your path and then try running your script. Does the user owning the cronjob receive any mail with suggestive errors? --Alex
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