Subj : Re: Cron
To   : Avon
From : Al
Date : Sat Mar 06 2021 06:41 pm

>> Looks like you need zip for those so use the full path /usr/bin/zip, or
>> add a path in those scripts before you get started.

> I guess it could be a pathing issue in the script.

If the commands in your script need a path I'd add a line like this to the beginning of the script to source a file with your path.

.. /etc/profile   <- or whereever your path is set, works with slackware.
.. /home/avon/.bash_profile    <- Works on debian?

> I note when it runs the script I see

> Mar  7 15:21:01 orac CRON[25958]: (avon) CMD (/hub/bats/fsxinfo.sh)
> Mar  7 15:21:01 orac CRON[25957]: (CRON) info (No MTA installed, discarding
> output)

> Is that latter line an issue that could cause the script not to run?

If your crontab produces errors they will be emailed to you. You don't have an MTA installed so they are discarded. That's harmless but you will not see those
emails.

You could install an MTA but if you don't need it I wouldn't bother. When I ran debian I ran exim4 as my MTA.

You can also redirect the output to /dev/nul in your script so cron will not attempt to send email.

0 0 * * *  touch /usr/local/fido/outbound/00e501aa.clo > /dev/null 2>&1

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