What is the exact error you get from cron? Generally problems from cron are related to it using /bin/sh for a shell instead of whatever you might be (ksh, bash, csh, etc.) and that it is only using the default system path (which is bare bones by default). There's also the outside chance that the Amanda user's home directory is automounted and isn't accessible at the time cron needs it. I don't think any of those things would result in a tape error, though, so maybe the exact error might give us a hint as to where to look next.
Frank --On Wednesday, June 26, 2002 16:47:01 -0500 Robert Renzetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > System = SunOS 5.6 > > Problem = When Amanda's crontab runs, amcheck cannot find the > tape, but when amcheck is run manually from the command line, it > finds the tape fine. > > Crontab = > 0 16 * * 1-5 /opt/bin/amcheck -m geo > 45 0 * * 2-6 /opt/bin/amdump geo;mt -f /dev/rmt/0 off > > The crontab was created with amanda user logged in, in amanda's > home dir as "amanda_crontab". Then as amanda user I ran > "crontab amanda_crontab" and then to make sure the changes took > effect, "crontab -l". The crontab file is in place. > > But when cron runs the file, "/opt/bin amcheck -m geo" errors out by > not finding the tape. However, if I enter the same command (as > amanda user) at the command line, it works fine, finds the tape and > OKs the job. > > Help? > > Robert Renzetti > Computer Systems Manager > Geology & Geophysics > Texas A&M University > (979) 845-1366 -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
