wget command runs manually but over cron doesnt

ulver · 12-16-2009, 03:53 AM

Hi, I have a command that I use for daily backup of my firewall settings which goes like this;

Code:

/usr/bin/wget -q --post-data 'Submit=download' http://user:pass@10.0.0.10/backup.php -O /home/backup/firewall/config-firewall-`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`.xml

Now that command works when I enter it manually but over cron it doesnt run;
this is my cron entry;

Quote:

0 6 * * * /usr/bin/wget -q --post-data 'Submit=download' http://user

ass@10.0.0.10/backup.php -O /home/backup/firewall/config-firewall-`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`.xml

evo2 · 12-16-2009, 04:36 AM

Try, putting our command in a script and put this near the top:

Code:

cd $(dirname $0)

Cheers,

Evo2.

chrism01 · 12-16-2009, 05:55 PM

You may need to specify the full path for the date cmd; it's not a shell built-in & cron has a minimal default PATH.

ulver · 12-24-2009, 04:26 AM

I have specified the date command now its

Code:

0 6 * * * /usr/bin/wget -q --post-data 'Submit=download' http://user:pass@10.0.0.10/backup.php -O /home/backup/firewall/config-firewall-`/bin/date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`.xml

But it still wont run :S