Re: What's the problem with this cron command
On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:00:04 -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
>> >> 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.
>
> YOU may well be able to do that, but cron almost certainly cannot,
> without explicit path information (as was just suggested).
Forgot to stress that my own command from weird places is launched from
within cron.
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