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Re: crontab error



Mike wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> I'm keep getting this error mesage in my root mail :
> 
> Subject: Cron <root@linux> root /usr/bin/mrtg /mrtg/main-lizard.cfg
> 
> /bin/bash: root: command not found
> 
> my cron table looks like this :
> 
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
> MAILTO=root

You probably already have an accurate response, however:

Do you have a symbolic link from /bin/sh to /bin/bash?

Is there even a /bin/bash existing in your /bin directory?

Otherwise, I'll let the *NIX veterans help you here!

Cheers, Jeff
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