Re: cron perl script won't sendmail
On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, Security wrote:
> crond likes full pathnames is my first thought. Thats likely why it works
> from the command line and not crond.
>
> Tom
>
> >Any ideas why the following won't actually send email when run from cron:
> >
> >#!/usr/bin/perl
> >#
> >
> >open(SENDMAIL,"|sendmail $recipient");
crond runs with the compiled-in default PATH of the shell, usually
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin
"sendmail" is elsewhere. Using full pathnames to programs is a common
solution. The alternative is to explicitly set a PATH in the script.
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Gerard MacNeil, P. Eng macneil@supercity.ns.ca
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Supercity Internet Services http://www.supercity.ns.ca
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