crontab cshell and perl scrip problem

slufoot80 · 02-10-2016, 10:42 AM

I am running Solaris 9

I have a script that is written in perl

The user account is in the cshell

When I run the script manually it runs fine, but when I run in the crontab it fails, because it is missing a variable I think, how would I fix this?

sag47 · 02-10-2016, 10:58 AM

According to man 5 crontab you can set environment variables in your crontab. Double check that in your Solaris manuals. See paragraph three http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?crontab(5)

TB0ne · 02-10-2016, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by slufoot80

I am running Solaris 9

I have a script that is written in perl The user account is in the cshell When I run the script manually it runs fine, but when I run in the crontab it fails, because it is missing a variable I think, how would I fix this?

Since you've been here for five years now, you should be well aware that you need to actually provide DETAILS when asking a question. Since you don't show us your script, we have NO IDEA what it's supposed to do, what it's looking for, or how to even GUESS as to how to fix it.

Short answer: you fix your Perl script.
Longer answer: Post your script, and we can try to help you.