On 11Mar2011 11:53, Gregory Machin <gdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | I have a script that needs to run from a cron job. I added the script | as explained, in the deployment instructions. | | crontab -e (root) looks as follows | | * * * * * /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ZabbixApacheUpdater.py -c server1 | -z 10.24.0.231 > /dev/null 2>&1 Throwing away all the output is a good way to never find out what is wrong. Try replacing: > /dev/null 2>&1 with: >> my-script.output 2>&1 and looking at that file. [...] | But it's not doing anything. It is probably failing very early. | When I run the same syntax command from the command line it runs | correctly every time. | I have tried changing the fill permissions and the syntax of the cron | entries but nothing works. | Any ideas what I have missed ? Crons environment is very spartan. Your .[bash_]profile etc have not run and so on. Probably an environment variable is missing or too small. By capturing the output in a file as described you should learn more. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ There are only two types of ships in the NAVY; SUBMARINES and TARGETS !!! - Richard Pierson -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines