Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, I don't use fcron so I don't know for sure, but looking at the
> various manpages leads me to think that the shell= setting in the
> fcron config file is only a default if the shell is not otherwise
> specified.
>
> man 5 fcrontab
>
> says
>
> When fcron executes a command, it always sets USER, HOME, and SHELL
> as defined in /etc/passwd for the owner of the fcrontab from which
> the command is extracted. HOME and SHELL may be overridden by
> settings in the fcrontab, but USER may not. Every other environment
> assignments defined in the user fcrontab are then made, and the
> command is executed.
>
> Note the word 'always'. This suggests that you need
>
> SHELL = /bin/sh
>
> preceding any commands in the fcrontab entry itself.
Thanks Mark,
Adding SHELL = /bin/sh to my mailman crontab solved my problem. I think
it would be a good idea to add a note to the Mailman installation manual for
people using fcron instead of cron. I have attached my complete crontab as a
reference for anyone having this problem.
Hugo.
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