On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 22:02, Colin Jenkins wrote: ... > > I did break up the copy into smaller parts, but can't see how the problem > can be with tar, as it runs ok from the shell, but fails only from cron. :( > >
sniff, snuffle... smells like environment variables, if not user permissions. What's the msec level? Is this kernel-secure? Regular users might be prevented from "wasting system resources," in which case the job should be run (and tested) as root. At the top of your cron script, set a variable MAILTO = you and it'll mail the actual failure code. Explicitly set any variables you're depending on, such as PATH. Of course, the fastest way to success is probably tar's -L option... ... -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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