Re: [seul-edu] AppDex problems.

[Roman Suzi <rnd@onego.ru>]

Maybe, you are using relative paths in your scripts
and when run by hand directories are right, but
not when run by cron?

From what you described, it's most probable cause.

- make sure you cd to right dir before doing anything else.

On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Les Richardson wrote:

>I've got a problem, perhaps someone can help with.
>
>When a new application is added to the database, the script writes a email
>message to a local file. Another script will read this message file and
>email it to the listserv. This mailing script is run hourly by a cron process.
>
>However, it doesn't work.
>
>The script will work perfectly when run by hand. (as root or as webuser)
>
>I have:
>1) Increased the logging level on cron and it _is_ running the script.
>2) directory permissions are 777 in which the datafile and mailing script
>exist.
>3) file permissions are 775 for the script and 644 for the data file.
>
>All files are owned by webuser, webgroup which is how apache runs. (which
>creates data file in first place.)
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Les Richardson
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Sincerely yours, Roman Suzi
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