Re: PATH braincramp
On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:48:36 -0500, Tim Kellers timot...@wallnet.com wrote: I'm having a tussle with one of those things I've done a zillion times, but now I can't fathom what the heck is wrong. When I run flexbackup from a cron job (as root) , the following error is returned by e-mail to root: Errors: mbuffer not found in $PATH dump not found in $PATH restore not found in $PATH $PATH is set in root's crontab: $PATH = /sbin /bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/sbin /usr/local/bin You are not using `$PATH = xxx yyy' right? Evaluating the variable to extract its _value_ needs a dollar sign, but setting it should not use a dollar sign and the value elements should be separated by ':' like this: PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: PATH braincramp
Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:48:36 -0500, Tim Kellers timot...@wallnet.com wrote: I'm having a tussle with one of those things I've done a zillion times, but now I can't fathom what the heck is wrong. When I run flexbackup from a cron job (as root) , the following error is returned by e-mail to root: Errors: mbuffer not found in $PATH dump not found in $PATH restore not found in $PATH $PATH is set in root's crontab: $PATH = /sbin /bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/sbin /usr/local/bin You are not using `$PATH = xxx yyy' right? Evaluating the variable to extract its _value_ needs a dollar sign, but setting it should not use a dollar sign and the value elements should be separated by ':' like this: PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin Pass the Pointy Hat over so I can strap it on twice. I had tried /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin but, yes I had the $ in front of PATH. Wow, what a braincramp. I feel like a dope, but a dope that has his backup crons running, now. Giorgios, THANK YOU! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: PATH braincramp
Giorgios, THANK YOU! i'll second that! he is helpfull and polite, as always! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
