Re: cron problem

On 26-Jan-2004 Mario wrote: > Hi all > > there is a bit of a problem with running cron scripts on our server > and i > would appreciate any help from the unix gurus. > The story: I have created a script in the cron dir that runs a php > file that > sends auto emails. (The script is working fine when we run it through > the > command line, so it's working fine). > > The problem is that when the time comes and the cron should do its > thing and > run the script automatically, it doesn't. > We have tried the cron.d dir and the cron.daily and nothing. The > funny thing > is that there are couple of scripts in there that run properly (I've > been > told anyways). > > So the question is: Is there some file somewhere that lists the names > of the > files that should run in the cron directory? > If not, can someone tell me what the h*ll is going on? > 1. Please don't hijack threads. 2. crontab -l will show what command will run and when 3. cron runs commands with a minimal evironment. You'll have to explicitly set the $PATH in the script. Regards, -- Don Read dread@texas.net -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.