After editing my crontab to include my backup script a new error has started appearing that i have tried to correct but have so far been unsuccessful. I have for the past two days been receiving the following email every hour. Below is the msg.
Code:
/bin/sh: root: command not found
Here is my crontab. I have check to make sure that there are no extras spaces then is required.
Code:
# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab
# Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab'
# command to install the new version when you edit this file
# and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields,
# that none of the other crontabs do.
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
MAILTO=myemail@domain.com
# m h dom mon dow user command
17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )
#
# Backup of County data and system configuration
# m h dom mon dow user command
00 21 * * * root /etc/cron.daily/backup.cron
#
I had to add the line for my backup script directly because cron wouldn't execute it even thought it was included in /etc/cron.daily directory. Any advice would be well appreciated.
Edit: Forgot to add that this error is only for the /etc/cron.hourly line.
