WHen I try to set anything other than strict crontab entries cron refuses my edited crontab. Things like PATH or mailto, any kind of var=value will cause it to be rejected.
The most recent error is apparently coming from trying to use the date command like this * * * * * somecmd > some-$(date +"%y%m%d_%H%M%%S").log And apparently crontab is stumped on that and complains of unmatched `(' sh: syntax error at line 1: `(' unmatched Here is the actual line: 2 0,4,8,12,16,20 * * * ~/bin/rsnapshot -c /etc/rsnap/rc/rsnap_gvHome.conf hourly |tee /tmp/rsnap_gvHOME-$(date +\"%y%m%d_%H%M%S\").log Of course I checked thinking that I had left one off, but I hadn't nor is there a missing `"' Its beginning to seem solaris cron is awfully strict. Or maybe primitive is the word. Or maybe there is technique I'm lacking. That one is very likely `man crontab' says there are 3 variables supported. Seems a bit constricted eh? I was supprised not to see `PATH' and `mailto' on the list. There is always the option of putting whatever I want in a separate wrapper script... but that seems like unecessary work. At least to me. _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss