* Brian Densmore (DensmoreB@ctbsonline.com) wrote:

Ok, I added my blacklist script to the /etc/cron.daily subdirectory.

I gave it the same ownership and rights as the other scripts in there.

I am using the same shell to execute it. But it is not running, or if

it is it is not updating the blacklist hold file. If I run it manually

it works. I figured that since I was making it a "system" cron job

that simply placing it in the directory would activate it. Apparently

that isn't the case. I know I can create a root cronjob to do this,

but I really wanted it to be part of the base system. What am I doing

wrong?

In addition to the suggestions already offered, what is the setting in your /etc/crontab file for running daily jobs? You could modify the daily entry (or temporarily mv your script to /etc/cron.hourly) as part of your debugging process. I have to believe the script is being kicked off by cron but, as someone else has noted, may have a PATH problem or other environmental variable problem of some sort.

Or, just to make sure, the ID that your blacklist script runs under does have permission to update the blacklist hold file, right?

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