Make sure your profile is set up correctly on your script. When you run it from the command line, your shell might have some environment variables set up that is not there when you do it from cron.
HTH Yim --- Mark Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have written a simple script to release address > from the VPN Pool NAT on a > nokia box :- > > #!/bin/sh > echo about to clear >> /var/log/ClearVPNLog > /opt/CPfw1-50-02/bin/fw tab -t fwx_ip_lookup_tab -t > fwx_cntl_dyn_tab -s >> > /var/log/ClearVPNLog > echo cleared >> /var/log/ClearVPNLog > date >> /var/log/ClearVPNLog > > When I run this from the command line it works as > expected and I see all the > addresses in the Pool released. However when I try > and run it from crontab > it runs all the commands except the fw one which is > the useful one. > > ashfw02[root]# more /var/etc/crontab > # This file was AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED > # Generated by cron_xlate on Mon Sep 16 13:45:42 > 2002 > # > # DO NOT EDIT > # > SHELL=/bin/sh > PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin > HOME=/var/log > MAILTO="" > # > #minute hour mnthday month weekday user > command > # > 5 * * * * root > /etc/hourly 2>&1 > >>/var/log/hour > ly > 30 0 * * 7 root > /etc/weekly 2>&1 > >>/var/log/week > ly > 15 0 * * * root > /etc/daily 2>&1 > >>/var/log/daily > 45 0 1 * * root > /etc/monthly 2>&1 > >>/var/log/mon > thly > * */4 * * * root > /opt/CPfw1-50-02/bin/ClearVPN > > I am not a Unix admin but have used these scripts > before to check on the > number of maiuls in the spool directory, > > Help !!! > > > thanks > > Mark > > ================================================= > To set vacation, Out Of Office, or away messages, > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > in the BODY of the email add: > set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================= > If you have any questions on how to change your > subscription options, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================= __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ================================================= To set vacation, Out Of Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
