[SOLVED] script in called by crontab executing but not writing data to file.

Dafydd · 08-01-2012, 08:51 PM

Code:

dave@Dafydd:~$ cat .signature
Confirm .signature is empty 
From the terminal command line run the script and direct it to the file..
dave@Dafydd:~$ rndline-1.sh sig_archive > .signature
dave@Dafydd:~$ cat .signature
Confirm .signature is NOT empty 
Never place something breakable in a chair and think you can sit next to it.
dave@Dafydd:~$ wait a few minutes

Code:

Create the crontab -e  entry.
* * * * * /home/dave/bin/rndline-1.sh /home/dave/sig_archiver > .signature

Code:

dave@Dafydd:~$ cat .signature
Confirm .signature is again empty 
dave@Dafydd:~$

Am I correct in that this tells me the cron event is being executed but the output to '.signature' is failing?
Is there some way special I need to execicute a script with cron?

Reference previous thread here.

kbp · 08-01-2012, 11:21 PM

You have a typo:

Code:

dave@Dafydd:~$ rndline-1.sh sig_archive > .signature

Code:

* * * * * /home/dave/bin/rndline-1.sh /home/dave/sig_archiver > .signature

Dafydd · 08-02-2012, 01:35 AM

Sheeeesh! Wonder how many times I've missed that since I logged on at noon today.
Thanks for catching that for me. Everything now works. I can go to bed.
Dave