You can debug what's going wrong with the script by adding this: 30 09 * * * /autopgdump.sh &> /autopgdump.log
that will write the output of the command to a logfile living at /autopgdump.log. If there's anything wrong with your environment (something not in the PATH of the user running the cron, etc) it should be written there. Cron runs with a slightly different environment than a regular login shell, so this can help you figure out exactly what's going wrong. note: each time cron executes that script, it will replace the contents of /autopgdump.log; not append to it. Also, just to double check, the above configuration would run the script at 9:30am every day, so did you wait until 9:30 for the script to run? ...spike On Dec 3, 2012, at 8:13 PM, teyking2003 wrote: > i have a cronjob setting up as below > 1)Command crontab -e > 2)Keyin 30 09 * * * /autopgdump.sh > 3) Save to new crontab file. > but nothing happen, the backup process won't start. > > i manage to perform manual backup by running the following command > sudo ./autopgdump.sh( SH file store under root directory > > looking for the correct ways to setting up the cronjob. > > thanks > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Cronjob-to-autobackup-database-tp5734873.html > Sent from the PostgreSQL - admin mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
