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Date:      Tue, 29 Jun 1999 15:00:57 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Jonathon Doran <doranj@Colorado.EDU>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cron difficulties
Message-ID:  <199906292100.PAA09783@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990629110326.007ad1e0@in.mnsi.net> from "Windsor Match Plate and Tool Ltd." at Jun 29, 99 11:03:26 am

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> Subject: Cron <root@wmptl> root       sh /etc/rmpopper > /dev/null 2>&1

One should always place absolute paths in a cron command.  You may not
make assumptions about the environment, like the value of $PATH for example.

Your problem may be that cron is unable to resolve "sh".  "/bin/sh" would
help in that case.

Jon Doran


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