Hi,
I have a script called backup.sh that will run fine from the command line, but doesnt run from the crontab.
The script rsyncs a directory from another server to this server, it is as follows
and in the crontab I have called it using
The /var/log/cron says that the cron daemon tries to run the script
There are no error messages in the /var/log/messages file and the script doesn't rsync the directory.
If I launch it from the command line then it works fine.
The system is running 6.2
This is my first post. Apologies if I have put it in the wrong place or misformatted it.
Regards,
Oliver
I have a script called backup.sh that will run fine from the command line, but doesnt run from the crontab.
The script rsyncs a directory from another server to this server, it is as follows
Code:
#!/bin/sh
LOCKFILE=/var/lock/backup.lock
if [ -f ${LOCKFILE} ]
then
exit 0
fi
touch ${LOCKFILE}
cd /usr/backups/backup_files
rsync -avz --delete --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh [email]root@my_webserver.mydoma[/email]in:/path/to/directory/to/be/backed/up/.
rm -f ${LOCKFILE}
and in the crontab I have called it using
Code:
20 * * * * /usr/sbin/backup.sh
The /var/log/cron says that the cron daemon tries to run the script
Code:
Jan 26 18:21:00 backup1 /usr/sbin/cron[8826]: (root) CMD (/usr/sbin/backup.sh)
There are no error messages in the /var/log/messages file and the script doesn't rsync the directory.
If I launch it from the command line then it works fine.
The system is running 6.2
Code:
FreeBSD backup 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 11:05:30 UTC 2007 root@dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386
This is my first post. Apologies if I have put it in the wrong place or misformatted it.
Regards,
Oliver