Cron job error

[duceduc]

I am receiving cron job error via email for amavis-new program.

Cron <amavis@web-server> test -e /usr/sbin/amavisd-new-cronjob && /usr/sbin/amavisd-new-cronjob sa-syn

bayes: cannot open bayes databases /etc/spamassassin/bayes_* R/O: tie failed: Permission denied
bayes: expire_old_tokens: locker: safe_lock: cannot create tmp lockfile /etc/spamassassin/bayes.lock.web-server.20927 for /etc/spamassassin/bayes.lock: Permission denied

I don't know exactly what I did to cause this error. It maybe from using this script taken from this blog. It is a script to run sa-learn for spamassassin using a cron job.

I can't imagine the script is at fault but I am no expert. Which is why I am consulting the real experts here.

[uptime365]

Hi,

Can you try to set the particular cron as root user . It seems the user that runs the cron doesn't have permission to access the said files/dirs.

Uptime

[duceduc]

Thanks for the reply. How would I do that. Here is the cron job script.

#
# SpamAssassin maintenance for amavisd-new
#
# m h dom mon dow user command
18 */3 * * * amavis test -e /usr/sbin/amavisd-new-cronjob && /usr/sbin/amavisd-new-cronjob sa-sync

[mw4jet]

I have same error message.

This file is in /root

File name: rsync-shell.sh

#!bin/bash
sudo rsync -az --delete /home/mark/music/ /mymounts/d2p1/home_backup 

If I "sudo crontab -l" I get:

# m h dom mon dow
0 * * * * /root/rsync-shell.sh 

I continually receive this message on my servers mail from cron daemon:

/bin/sh: /root/rsync-shell.sh: Permission denied 

I thought that by putting the rsync-shell.sh in root that permissions would be no problem, but I guess I am wrong.

There is a difference if I "sudo crontab -e" or "crontab -e" if I do not use sudo it says "there is no crontab for mark" (I am only user on server as mark).

I am new this year to Ubuntu headless server, am learning loads but I surely have to work at it!

Help anyone?

Edit to add: I created a crontab -e without "sudo", entered the 0 * * * * /root/rsync-shell.sh file and it failed with same reason.

[mw4jet]

Is it possible the "--delete" is causing the permission error?

( I try to learn and read on the forum and web before posting because most times there is no response, I hope to hear from someone this time)

[mw4jet]

Needed to be "su" and create crontab -e.

Thanks anyway, kept searching an got it figured out here