When you run the script normally on the command line, does it require root priviledges or can it run under a normal user id? If it requires root priviledges then you may need to consider making your script SUID root.
Noah. On Apr 26, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Richard Zulu wrote: > Hallo, > > Quick question here: > > I am rsyncing files from a remote computer to my local machine over the > internet. Since the internet is not reliable. I have had to think about ways > of automatically re-enabling rsync whenever it stops running because of > internet disruptions. > > I have had to install an ssh-agent so that I do not have to input a password > whenever I am starting rsync. > > I have also created a script to run rsync i.e check whether it is running and > if it isn't, start it. I have put this script in my cron, however, cron runs > the script but rsync does not start. > > Cron sends me an email that "Permission denied, please try again." > > My cron looks like this: */5 * * * * /root/rsyncrun.sh 2>&1 >> > /var/log/script_output.log & > > My cron environment variables (/etc/crontab) are: > > SHELL=/bin/sh > PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/lib/news/bin > MAILTO=root > > However Script is written to use the bash shell > #!/bin/bash > > Permissions on my script > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 384 2011-04-26 16:17 rsyncrun.sh > > > What could possibly be the problem as to why my rsync cron has permission > denied? > > Thanks > > -- > Richard Zulu > gtug lead, Kampala (Uganda) > http://kampala.gtugs.org > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way.
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