Crontab /etc/profile.d

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I have a crontab script which runs fine from the interactive shell. However when running from crontab it fails because it doesnt run the scripts in /etc/profile.d/ (e.g. /etc/profile.d/java.sh)

Whats the best way of fixing this?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '12 at 09:00

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begin the shell script with:

#!/bin/bash -l

This causes bash to start as a login shell, which means it will read /etc/profile and ~/.bash_profile.

answered May 30 '12 at 09:00

DD.

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Not really sure if this is a good idea or not? – DD. May 30 '12 at 09:05
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To use this idea in SLES, had to specify `11 11 * * * /bin/bash -l -exec "some && commands"` right in crontab. – Andrey Regentov Dec 17 '13 at 04:32

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 07 '15 at 07:16

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Set SHELL on your crontab:

SHELL=/bin/bash
* * * * * # your_job

answered Dec 07 '15 at 07:16

Thiago Figueiro

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Crontab /etc/profile.d

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