Re: What's the problem with this cron command
On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:19:10 -0700, David Fox wrote:
>> Please take a look at the following cron task:
>>
>> * * * * * root ps -eaf | grep -E 'cdrecord.* -[dts]ao |cdrdao
>> *write|growisofs.*speed=' > /dev/null || logger get executed.
>
> I'm not exactly sure why you want to do that - the five asterisks
> mean run this command every minute of every day.
It is for testing.
>> PS. I'm sure the PATH is setup properly in my cron, so cron can find ps
>> & grep.
>
> cron runs in a restricted environment and doesn't (to my knowledge)
> source $PATH from anywhere, so you need to explicitly add the paths
> (i.e., /usr/bin/cdrecord) or run a shell script that sets those & then
> runs your command.
You are only partly true. FYI, I can invoke my own command from
un-standard (ie weird) places without specifying path.
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