On gnu.misc.discuss, in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Matthew Rich" wrote: > > > I'm trying to set up a nightbuild for the company I > work for. If I run the script from my home dir it > runs just fine but if I set up a cron job is get the > following failure on calls to install: > > calling buildscript > > Invoke build script... > > Creating directory structure ....... > > Creating mk.conf ....... > > includes ===> neoscale/sys > > creating > /home/mrich/nightlybuildtape/securetape/install/usr/include/neoscale/sys > > install: invalid user `-g' > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop. > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop. > > ********* Error: pmake includes failed! > > Current Working Directory is > /home/mrich/nightlybuildtape/securetape/linux > > Tape Build completed at Fri Aug 12 10:13:16 PDT 2005 > > > Any Idea why this fails only when run as a cron job? > > Thanks > > Matt > > if this is not the correct list to post this question > please redirect me to the correct list. > > >
The script run by cron doesn't inherit the environment that your script does in ~. You need to set the crtical environment variables in the script itself. AC _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
