rdiff-backup command not executed by cron

[be4truth]

I have a problem with a backup script on a Hardy 32 thin-client-server with rdiff-backup 1.1.5 as well as 1.1.15.

A simple script like this

#!/bin/bash
rdiff-backup /home/user/directory /media/storage/backup

script is on chmod 775 or even 777
in crontab my entry is

01 12 * * * /home/backupscript

now: if I execute the script manually either as a user or as root it works perfectly. cron executes the script but doesn't execute the rdiff-backup command

if i run the same set-up on a single desktop or server things work.
on the thin-client-server it fails.

does anybody have an idea what could cause this problem? Any help is appreciated

[Aurels]

Hi, I exactly have the same problem at the moment.
None of my cron jobs are executed.

Here is my crontab for root:

aurels@malisart:~$ sudo crontab -l
# m h  dom mon dow   command
57 13 * * * root echo "42" > /home/aurels/test.txt
0 3  * * *   root    /srv/data/backup-script

Cron is running:

aurels@malisart:~$ ps aux | grep cron
root      2687  0.0  0.3   2244   892 ?        Ss   13:55   0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
aurels    2707  0.0  0.1   1680   516 pts/0    R+   13:58   0:00 grep cron

Thanks.

[ghantoos]

A simple script like this

#!/bin/bash
rdiff-backup /home/user/directory /media/storage/backup

script is on chmod 775 or even 777

Hi,

It may be a $PATH related issue.

You should change #!/bin/bash to #!/bin/sh, for portability purposes.

Then, try changing rdiff-backup to /usr/bin/rdiff-backup

Hope this still helps,
cheers,