On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:00:04 -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: >> >> PS. I'm sure the PATH is setup properly in my cron, so cron can find ps >> >> & grep. >> > >> > cron runs in a restricted environment and doesn't (to my knowledge) >> > source $PATH from anywhere, so you need to explicitly add the paths >> > (i.e., /usr/bin/cdrecord) or run a shell script that sets those & then >> > runs your command. >> >> You are only partly true. FYI, I can invoke my own command from >> un-standard (ie weird) places without specifying path. > > YOU may well be able to do that, but cron almost certainly cannot, > without explicit path information (as was just suggested).
Forgot to stress that my own command from weird places is launched from within cron. -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
