Trouble getting cron to execute script

battles · 05-12-2014, 07:49 AM

I have a script that executes from within /home/path/to/ poolcntr ok:

./poolcntr

When I try to execute this cron job, it doesn't execute:

*/1 * * * * /home/path/to/poolcntr

What is wrong here?

eklavya · 05-12-2014, 07:52 AM

Quote:

* * * * * sh /path/to/poolcntr.sh

if poolcntr is a shell script file
OR

Quote:

* * * * * cd /path/to/poolcntr && ./poolcntr

Make sure file poolcntr is executable.

battles · 05-12-2014, 08:02 AM

Yes, that works. I saw an example on another site similar to this, but I think that it didn't have the && in it.

Thanks!

eklavya · 05-12-2014, 08:05 AM

Try this.

Quote:

* * * * * cd /path/to/poolcntr | ./poolcntr

battles · 05-12-2014, 08:20 AM

Interesting, that doesn't work. I would have thought it would. This does work:

*/1 * * * * cd /path/to/poolcntr && ./poolcntr