cron.hourly not working
 

hey

iam trying to use cron.hourly

i made a script pl.sh
#!bash
echo "aaaa"|mail -s "mail" abc@gmail.com
now i have made this file under /etc/cron.hourly
and my hourly timer is set in the crontab file
*/5 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
after doing all this i did
sudo service cron stop
sudo service cron start
but its not working

what could be the reason of cron.hourly not working

Try testing your script directly from the command line.

I think it should start out

#!/bin/bash

You should not have to start and stop cron to make this work. Verify that the script works from the command line before trying to run it from cron.

Once you know the script works, use crontab -e from a terminal to edit your cron settings and point the command to the location of the script. For example, if it's called foo.sh and is in /home/[username]/scripts/, point cron at /home/[username]/scripts/foo.sh.

Make sure the executable bit is turned on.

Crontab -e is the recommended way for editing your crontab.

Here's a good reference on cron:

http://www.linuxhelp.net/guides/cron/

isn't this a duplicate post? I just answered it, and from the same user

Yes, duplicate:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...orking-877102/

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.