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Date:      Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:10:12 -0800
From:      James Long <list@museum.rain.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com>
Subject:   Re: Path And 'cron'
Message-ID:  <20060221231012.GA86433@ns.museum.rain.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060221173213.6933B16A42A@hub.freebsd.org>
References:  <20060221173213.6933B16A42A@hub.freebsd.org>

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> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:25:11 -0600
> From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com>
> Subject: Re: Path And 'cron'
> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Message-ID: <43FB30D7.5080509@tundraware.com>
> 
> The problem in this case is that it is not a shell script I own
> or maintain - it is the shell script provided with 'nessus' to update
> its plugins.  I could certainly modify the script, but then I'd have
> to remember to do this every time I upgraded the program.  I prefer
> "fire and forget" solutions that take care of themselves automatically.
> Hence my desire to be able to change the default path cron uses in
> some config file....

Forgive me for missing the early parts of this thread, but why
not just put a PATH directive in your crontab?




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