Crontab is not working, the script is working

arfal · 02-04-2010, 08:40 PM

Hi All,

I have script to execute every five minutes, the script is fine when I execute manually, but when installed in crontab it is not working. I'm using SLES9.3

This is the crontab:

Code:

tplpga@plp-ftp:~/tganp/data/distribution> crontab -l
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
# (/tmp/crontab.21823 installed on Thu Feb  4 17:22:19 2010)
# (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
*/5 * * * * /home/tplpga/bin/upload.ksh

This is the script:

Code:

tplpga@plp-ftp:~/tganp/data/distribution> cat /home/tplpga/bin/upload.ksh
#!/bin/ksh

# This script will call perl scripts from the NetPrice environment.


/home/tplpga/tganp/netpricescripts/bin/atpco_upload_asp --db tganp --verbose  --tmp_dir /home/tplpga/tganp/data/log/distribution --carrier GA

Any solution?

catkin · 02-04-2010, 10:35 PM

Have a look here.

arfal · 02-05-2010, 01:31 AM

is the .ksh and .sh have different command to execute in crontab?

catkin · 02-05-2010, 01:36 AM

No -- the usual issue, as mentioned in many of the LQ posts in the link, is that cron provides a different environment from the shell running in a terminal. Crucially $PATH is minimal; other factors also apply.

arfal · 02-07-2010, 08:35 PM

I have add upload.ksh in the path and installed it in crontab but it is still doesn't work. I even created one script to call upload.ksh and still no luck

repo · 02-08-2010, 01:39 AM

The best way is to give the whole path to all the commands and files in the scripts

arfal · 02-08-2010, 08:48 PM

Yes, I have execute the whole path to the command. But the problem had been solved. I just have to call .profile environment for the user. Thanks all for helping me out, really love LQ