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>>From: Elliot B Dierksen <ebd@fang.att.com> >>Subject: Re: crontab command >> >>Ruchi, >>> Has anyone used the crontab command to schedule a job (run script file automati >>> cally everyday)? I am using the command to schedule it and it works fine >>> except that the error log is saved in /tmp disk. According to help, it should >>> send mail back to me with errors but I am not getting it. Have I missed >>> any setps? >> >>I have been holding myself back for a long time, but I can't do it any >>longer! Have you ever heard of a manual?? It's a book that tells you how >>things work. Maybe I should mention, they work better when you remove the >>plastic wrap from the pages. >> >>EBD Ruchi, Check to make sure in your cron script that you have all the variables that are set up in .profile. Cron is logged in as the user but seems to need full path names set up. We usually add most of the lines in .profile (including INFORMIXDIR variable) and PATH in the program being run so that cron knows where to find and write programs. You might even have to add something like 2>/dev/null at the end of the line in the cron file so that any output comming back to a terminal would be caught. Look at other crontab entry's to see how they are done. You may know all this, and you might find it in a book, but I remember when I asked more questions that I was asked. Someone who had been around longer, really made a difference. CG