This bug was fixed in the package cron - 3.0pl1-136ubuntu2 --------------- cron (3.0pl1-136ubuntu2) hirsute; urgency=medium
* d/p/f/inherit-path.patch: Add -P option to inherit PATH from environment, thanks to Tom Jones for the patch (Closes: #688716) * Inherit PATH by default (LP: #1779767): - debian/crontab.main: Stop setting PATH - debian/cron.service, debian/cron.init: Pass -P to cron -- Julian Andres Klode <juli...@ubuntu.com> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:10:36 +0100 ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu Hirsute) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cron in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1779767 Title: Default cron PATH does not include /snap/bin Status in anacron package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in cron package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in anacron source package in Bionic: Confirmed Status in cron source package in Bionic: Confirmed Status in anacron source package in Focal: Confirmed Status in cron source package in Focal: Confirmed Status in anacron source package in Groovy: Confirmed Status in cron source package in Groovy: Confirmed Status in anacron source package in Hirsute: Fix Released Status in cron source package in Hirsute: Fix Released Bug description: I recently changed from a .deb install of LXD to a snap, and was surprised that one of my crontab scripts stopped working. I see that $PATH in a cron script only contains "/usr/bin:/bin", whereas my default shell also includes "/snap/bin". It seems to me that for the best user experience with snaps, "/snap/bin" should be part of the default $PATH in cron. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: cron 3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: kpatch_livepatch_Ubuntu_4_15_0_20_21_generic_40 kpatch_livepatch_Ubuntu_4_15_0_20_21_generic_39 livepatch_livepatch_Ubuntu_4_15_0_20_21_generic_ zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Jul 2 14:30:06 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-20 (194 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20171219) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: cron UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/anacron/+bug/1779767/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp