nixCraft

Hello nixcrafters,

i am trying to run a bash script with cron. this is the formart i have put it in the crontab..
***** bash /path/to/script/script.sh

the problem is that it is not executing the script which is supposed to connect via telnet. I wud appreciate any help or advice. Thanks all

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Hi,

Give the pathname of bash on your system and see if it works.
Something like:
***** /bin/bash /path/to/script/script.sh

Well, add #!/bin/bash top of script ie. open /path/to/script/script.sh and make sure 1st line is:

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Dear Friend

use following format fot your crontab
* * * * * sh /path_of_/your_bash_script

+ chmod +x file.sh (may also source file.sh cron file)
+ check if user is in allow.cron or in deny.cron
+ man 1 cron
+ man 5 cron
+ man crontab
+ lastly check the crontab
crontab -l [username/login id]
if not okay? edit
crontab -e [username/login id]