Thanks for the quick response Patrick. I have given the full path for all the executables in the script. Still i'm not getting the email. The first line of the script works which updates the details-file. The third line of the script works which updates the status of the email operation. Both the details-file and mail-status are getting the updated at the time mentioned in the cron. i think this indicated that the script is being executed, but not sure why ssmtp command is not working.
The script still works if i execute it manually. On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Patrick Wiseman <pwise...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 1:39 PM, Manikandan M <mani....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have written a small script to email (using ssmpt) some details, and > > scheduled it in crontab. The script is running as per time mentioned in > the > > cron but ssmtp is not sending the mail. please find the details below. > > > > user@host ~ $ cat bin/email-script > > /home/user/bin/actual-script > ~/details-file > > ssmtp usern...@gmail.com < ~/details-file > > echo $? > ~/email-status > > > > The crontab entry is as below > > 0 9 * * * /home/user/email-script > > > > When i execute the script manually i'm getting the email from ssmtp. but > > when the script is executed using cron i'm not getting the email. I > checked > > the status of the ssmtp and the status is 127. > > > > Please can anyone suggest what might be wrong in my setup. > > cron operates in a restricted environment, so what works in an > ordinary user's environment will often not work in cron. Try giving > the full path to your executable in the script. > > Patrick > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/cajvvkso5brnij2sclpuos4fh_xdmptaanvryfb5sdjwrbhr...@mail.gmail.com > >
