I have sh script which generate doxygen html files. #!/bin/sh cd /myfile doxygen ./Doxyfile I try to run script with crontab 10 10 * * * sh /scripts/doxy.sh The problem is that on my virtual machine run just fine but on my server don't run. If I try to execute the script manually it run. I don't figure out what is wrong??? Regards Biljana
Please use the full path to doxygen in your script (e.g. /usr/bin/doxygen instead of just doxygen). Alternatively, you could add a PATH variable to your script, e.g. Code: #!/bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin cd /myfile doxygen ./Doxyfile
Check your log files for hints on any errors that might be happening and check your mailbox also as cron often emails the user when jobs fail. Also, do you use the same OS on both? There are some differences. e.g. My /etc/crontab (on ubuntu) has a username field: Code: # m h dom mon dow user command So your crontab entry: Code: 10 10 * * * sh /scripts/doxy.sh probably wouldn't work on ubuntu unless you had a user "sh" and /scripts/doxy.sh was +x Further to what Falko mentioned previously, it would be good practice to include the full path to the shell in the crontab entry: Code: /bin/sh /scripts/doxy.sh That way you'll be sure that the script is executed by the correct sh.
Thanks for sugestion to check my log file. I notice some warnings there. I fix the warnings and now it's work just fine. Thank you
