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Re: crontab error
On Sat, 24 Jul 1999, Jeff Rose wrote:
That is not the problem:
His crontab is trying to run:
root /usr/bin/mrtg /mrtg/main-lizard.cfg
and /bin/bash: is sending a response:
/bin/bash: root: command not found
Can we see the crontab file ?
--Ariel
> 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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