Cron job not executing
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I'm trying to use cron for the first time, and I'm stuck.
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10, and the following is my /etc/crontab file. The only modification that I've made is appending the last line.
I've verified that cron is running, and the other jobs here run, but the last one does not.
# /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
# 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 )
#
21 22 * * * root /etc/mycron/myscript.sh > /home/me/stuff/log/cron.log
I've checked $ sudo grep CRON /var/log/syslog and found evidence of the hourly jobs, but nothing for the new job.
I've looked for cron.allow and cron.deny files, but they don't seem to exist on my machine.
ubuntu cron
edited Jan 6 at 21:27
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I'm trying to use cron for the first time, and I'm stuck.
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10, and the following is my /etc/crontab file. The only modification that I've made is appending the last line.
I've verified that cron is running, and the other jobs here run, but the last one does not.
# /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
# 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 )
#
21 22 * * * root /etc/mycron/myscript.sh > /home/me/stuff/log/cron.log
I've checked $ sudo grep CRON /var/log/syslog and found evidence of the hourly jobs, but nothing for the new job.
I've looked for cron.allow and cron.deny files, but they don't seem to exist on my machine.
ubuntu cron
edited Jan 6 at 21:27
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Sep 6 '11 at 1:43
Eric WilsonEric Wilson
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I'm trying to use cron for the first time, and I'm stuck.
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10, and the following is my /etc/crontab file. The only modification that I've made is appending the last line.
I've verified that cron is running, and the other jobs here run, but the last one does not.
# /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
# 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 )
#
21 22 * * * root /etc/mycron/myscript.sh > /home/me/stuff/log/cron.log
I've checked $ sudo grep CRON /var/log/syslog and found evidence of the hourly jobs, but nothing for the new job.
I've looked for cron.allow and cron.deny files, but they don't seem to exist on my machine.
ubuntu cron
edited Jan 6 at 21:27
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
asked Sep 6 '11 at 1:43
Eric WilsonEric Wilson
1,90672439
I'm trying to use cron for the first time, and I'm stuck.
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10, and the following is my /etc/crontab file. The only modification that I've made is appending the last line.
I've verified that cron is running, and the other jobs here run, but the last one does not.
# /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
# 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 )
#
21 22 * * * root /etc/mycron/myscript.sh > /home/me/stuff/log/cron.log
I've checked $ sudo grep CRON /var/log/syslog and found evidence of the hourly jobs, but nothing for the new job.
I've looked for cron.allow and cron.deny files, but they don't seem to exist on my machine.
ubuntu cron
ubuntu cron
edited Jan 6 at 21:27
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
asked Sep 6 '11 at 1:43
Eric WilsonEric Wilson
1,90672439
edited Jan 6 at 21:27
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
asked Sep 6 '11 at 1:43
Eric WilsonEric Wilson
1,90672439
edited Jan 6 at 21:27
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
edited Jan 6 at 21:27
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
edited Jan 6 at 21:27
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
39.5k1479132
asked Sep 6 '11 at 1:43
Eric WilsonEric Wilson
1,90672439
asked Sep 6 '11 at 1:43
Eric WilsonEric Wilson
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asked Sep 6 '11 at 1:43
Eric WilsonEric Wilson
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I hate to ask the obvious, but is /etc/mycron/myscript.sh executable? You can check with:
ls -l /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
Should generally see 3 x's. If not, try:
chmod -V +x /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
You can also use sh or bash to run the script, using this line in the cron instead:
sh /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
answered Sep 6 '11 at 1:53
laebshadelaebshade
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It is executable, thanks for asking. (Really) I'm curious what difference addingshmakes. (I'm trying it, I just don't have any idea what it could mean if it works.)
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:02
1
OK, addingshmade it work. What wascrontrying to do when it wasn't there? I'd really appreciate some insight here, otherwise I'll superstitiously addshto cron jobs indefinitely.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:10
@EricWilson Cron executes the command through a shell. With a non-executablemyscript.shisn't executable, that shell emits the error message/etc/mycron/myscript.sh: Permission deniedand moves on to the next instruction (i.e. exits, since this is the only instruction). The error message is sent through local e-mail to your account, like all output from a cron job. If you haven't installed an MTA, the cron job output is lost.
– Gilles
Sep 6 '11 at 7:22
@Giles But my script was executable. I had executed it from the command line, and confirmed that all threexs were there.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 10:07
How about the shebang? Does the first line say:#!/bin/shor#!/bin/bash-- this may be your problem.
– laebshade
Sep 11 '11 at 21:55
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I hate to ask the obvious, but is /etc/mycron/myscript.sh executable? You can check with:
ls -l /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
Should generally see 3 x's. If not, try:
chmod -V +x /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
You can also use sh or bash to run the script, using this line in the cron instead:
sh /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
answered Sep 6 '11 at 1:53
laebshadelaebshade
1,7211015
It is executable, thanks for asking. (Really) I'm curious what difference addingshmakes. (I'm trying it, I just don't have any idea what it could mean if it works.)
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:02
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OK, addingshmade it work. What wascrontrying to do when it wasn't there? I'd really appreciate some insight here, otherwise I'll superstitiously addshto cron jobs indefinitely.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:10
@EricWilson Cron executes the command through a shell. With a non-executablemyscript.shisn't executable, that shell emits the error message/etc/mycron/myscript.sh: Permission deniedand moves on to the next instruction (i.e. exits, since this is the only instruction). The error message is sent through local e-mail to your account, like all output from a cron job. If you haven't installed an MTA, the cron job output is lost.
– Gilles
Sep 6 '11 at 7:22
@Giles But my script was executable. I had executed it from the command line, and confirmed that all threexs were there.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 10:07
How about the shebang? Does the first line say:#!/bin/shor#!/bin/bash-- this may be your problem.
– laebshade
Sep 11 '11 at 21:55
add a comment |
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I hate to ask the obvious, but is /etc/mycron/myscript.sh executable? You can check with:
ls -l /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
Should generally see 3 x's. If not, try:
chmod -V +x /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
You can also use sh or bash to run the script, using this line in the cron instead:
sh /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
answered Sep 6 '11 at 1:53
laebshadelaebshade
1,7211015
It is executable, thanks for asking. (Really) I'm curious what difference addingshmakes. (I'm trying it, I just don't have any idea what it could mean if it works.)
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:02
1
OK, addingshmade it work. What wascrontrying to do when it wasn't there? I'd really appreciate some insight here, otherwise I'll superstitiously addshto cron jobs indefinitely.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:10
@EricWilson Cron executes the command through a shell. With a non-executablemyscript.shisn't executable, that shell emits the error message/etc/mycron/myscript.sh: Permission deniedand moves on to the next instruction (i.e. exits, since this is the only instruction). The error message is sent through local e-mail to your account, like all output from a cron job. If you haven't installed an MTA, the cron job output is lost.
– Gilles
Sep 6 '11 at 7:22
@Giles But my script was executable. I had executed it from the command line, and confirmed that all threexs were there.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 10:07
How about the shebang? Does the first line say:#!/bin/shor#!/bin/bash-- this may be your problem.
– laebshade
Sep 11 '11 at 21:55
add a comment |
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I hate to ask the obvious, but is /etc/mycron/myscript.sh executable? You can check with:
ls -l /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
Should generally see 3 x's. If not, try:
chmod -V +x /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
You can also use sh or bash to run the script, using this line in the cron instead:
sh /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
answered Sep 6 '11 at 1:53
laebshadelaebshade
1,7211015
I hate to ask the obvious, but is /etc/mycron/myscript.sh executable? You can check with:
ls -l /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
Should generally see 3 x's. If not, try:
chmod -V +x /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
You can also use sh or bash to run the script, using this line in the cron instead:
sh /etc/mycron/myscript.sh
answered Sep 6 '11 at 1:53
laebshadelaebshade
1,7211015
answered Sep 6 '11 at 1:53
laebshadelaebshade
1,7211015
answered Sep 6 '11 at 1:53
laebshadelaebshade
1,7211015
answered Sep 6 '11 at 1:53
laebshadelaebshade
1,7211015
1,7211015
It is executable, thanks for asking. (Really) I'm curious what difference addingshmakes. (I'm trying it, I just don't have any idea what it could mean if it works.)
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:02
1
OK, addingshmade it work. What wascrontrying to do when it wasn't there? I'd really appreciate some insight here, otherwise I'll superstitiously addshto cron jobs indefinitely.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:10
@EricWilson Cron executes the command through a shell. With a non-executablemyscript.shisn't executable, that shell emits the error message/etc/mycron/myscript.sh: Permission deniedand moves on to the next instruction (i.e. exits, since this is the only instruction). The error message is sent through local e-mail to your account, like all output from a cron job. If you haven't installed an MTA, the cron job output is lost.
– Gilles
Sep 6 '11 at 7:22
@Giles But my script was executable. I had executed it from the command line, and confirmed that all threexs were there.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 10:07
How about the shebang? Does the first line say:#!/bin/shor#!/bin/bash-- this may be your problem.
– laebshade
Sep 11 '11 at 21:55
add a comment |
It is executable, thanks for asking. (Really) I'm curious what difference addingshmakes. (I'm trying it, I just don't have any idea what it could mean if it works.)
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:02
1
OK, addingshmade it work. What wascrontrying to do when it wasn't there? I'd really appreciate some insight here, otherwise I'll superstitiously addshto cron jobs indefinitely.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:10
@EricWilson Cron executes the command through a shell. With a non-executablemyscript.shisn't executable, that shell emits the error message/etc/mycron/myscript.sh: Permission deniedand moves on to the next instruction (i.e. exits, since this is the only instruction). The error message is sent through local e-mail to your account, like all output from a cron job. If you haven't installed an MTA, the cron job output is lost.
– Gilles
Sep 6 '11 at 7:22
@Giles But my script was executable. I had executed it from the command line, and confirmed that all threexs were there.
– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 10:07
How about the shebang? Does the first line say:#!/bin/shor#!/bin/bash-- this may be your problem.
– laebshade
Sep 11 '11 at 21:55
It is executable, thanks for asking. (Really) I'm curious what difference adding
sh makes. (I'm trying it, I just don't have any idea what it could mean if it works.)– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:02
It is executable, thanks for asking. (Really) I'm curious what difference adding
sh makes. (I'm trying it, I just don't have any idea what it could mean if it works.)– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:02
1
1
OK, adding
sh made it work. What was cron trying to do when it wasn't there? I'd really appreciate some insight here, otherwise I'll superstitiously add sh to cron jobs indefinitely.– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:10
OK, adding
sh made it work. What was cron trying to do when it wasn't there? I'd really appreciate some insight here, otherwise I'll superstitiously add sh to cron jobs indefinitely.– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 2:10
@EricWilson Cron executes the command through a shell. With a non-executable
myscript.sh isn't executable, that shell emits the error message /etc/mycron/myscript.sh: Permission denied and moves on to the next instruction (i.e. exits, since this is the only instruction). The error message is sent through local e-mail to your account, like all output from a cron job. If you haven't installed an MTA, the cron job output is lost.– Gilles
Sep 6 '11 at 7:22
@EricWilson Cron executes the command through a shell. With a non-executable
myscript.sh isn't executable, that shell emits the error message /etc/mycron/myscript.sh: Permission denied and moves on to the next instruction (i.e. exits, since this is the only instruction). The error message is sent through local e-mail to your account, like all output from a cron job. If you haven't installed an MTA, the cron job output is lost.– Gilles
Sep 6 '11 at 7:22
@Giles But my script was executable. I had executed it from the command line, and confirmed that all three
xs were there.– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 10:07
@Giles But my script was executable. I had executed it from the command line, and confirmed that all three
xs were there.– Eric Wilson
Sep 6 '11 at 10:07
How about the shebang? Does the first line say:
#!/bin/sh or #!/bin/bash -- this may be your problem.– laebshade
Sep 11 '11 at 21:55
How about the shebang? Does the first line say:
#!/bin/sh or #!/bin/bash -- this may be your problem.– laebshade
Sep 11 '11 at 21:55
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