Does the command .dalarm exist in the users home directory (and not just roots home)? Can you run ~/.dalarm from the commandline as that user?
If it does, change your redirections from /dev/null into a file so you can see the errors 30 16 * * * ~/.dalarm >>~/dalarm.log 2>&1 Then look in the log for any errors. Dylan On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Antonio Olivares <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear folks, > > I am having a difficult time getting cron to run a script. I ran > $ crontab -e > > Added the commands > # min hr mon dom dow command > 30 16 * * * ~/.dalarm >/dev/null 2>&1 > > Where ~/.dalarm has a command to call mplayer and play some music files. > #!/bin/sh > > /usr/local/bin/mplayer -really-quiet -shuffle -playlist ~/.playlist > > I have setup a crontab for root user and it is working there, but not as > regular user. I have checked and there is no /var/cron/deny for my user. I > have read that I need to specify $PATH in crontab file as well in > documentation. Any ideas as to how to fix this? > > Best Regards, > > > Antonio >
