Why should it be ran by www-data ? All of the web2py files are owned by the user that is executing cron.
thadeusb:www-data 775 I guess I could always try executing a .sh file from cron and then execute the command from that. However, I don't really know how to narrow down this problem unless I start downgrading the web2py version one by one to see when it stopped working the way it does on my other server. -Thadeus On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 8:47 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > looking again at this: > > */1 * * * * /usr/bin/python /web2py/web2py.py -S MYAPP -M -R > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/update_records.py >> > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/cron.log > > where does it say it should be run by www-data? > > */1 * * * * www-data /usr/bin/python /web2py/web2py.py -S MYAPP -M -R > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/update_records.py >> > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/cron.log > > On Feb 15, 12:29 am, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: >> /web2py >> >> -Thadeus >> >> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 10:30 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: >> > can you print os.getcwd() to see in which folder it is being executed? >> >> > On Feb 14, 9:04 pm, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: >> >> Adding -N does not fix it. >> >> >> Only the following happens: >> >> >> =web2py Enterprise Web Framework >> >> =Created by Massimo Di Pierro, Copyright 2007-2010 >> >> =Version 1.74.11 (2010-02-03 10:53:34) >> >> =Database drivers available: SQLite3, PostgreSQL >> >> >> Still works if executed from bash. It is the users crontab file >> >> (crontab -e) so there should be no permission issues. >> >> >> -Thadeus >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 2:58 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> >> >> wrote: >> >> > I see. Thry this then: >> >> >> > */1 * * * * /usr/bin/python /web2py/web2py.py -S MYAPP -M -N -R >> >> > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/update_records.py >> >> >> > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/cron.log >> >> >> > notice -N >> >> >> > in 1.73.1 hardcorn was not working for you. Now that it is working >> >> > unix cron calls you script wich calls hardcron again. This makes me >> >> > think that -N should be default if -S. >> >> >> > Massimo >> >> >> > On Feb 14, 1:00 pm, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: >> >> >> I can't stress this enough. >> >> >> >> This exact same line in the system crontab (I just copied and pasted >> >> >> over to the new server and changed the paths) works perfectly on one >> >> >> server running web2py 1.73.1. >> >> >> >> -Thadeus >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Thadeus Burgess >> >> >> <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: >> >> >> > You misunderstand. I am not using the web2py crontab file. I am using >> >> >> > Linux (ubuntu) anacron, this is in the system crontab file. >> >> >> >> > thadeusb$ crontab -e >> >> >> >> > etc etc... >> >> >> >> > I run three web2py servers, this works on the other two that are >> >> >> > running older web2py versions. The output redirect works perfectly >> >> >> > since it is anacron executing the command. Works perfectly on my >> >> >> > other two servers. The only difference is the web2py version, so >> >> >> > something >> >> >> > must have changed. >> >> >> >> > -Thadeus >> >> >> >> > On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 9:43 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I think your crontab should just be >> >> >> >> >> */1 * * * * user * /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/ >> >> >> >> update_records.py >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 14, 9:42 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I think your crontab should just be >> >> >> >> >>> */1 * * * * user *cron/update_records.py >> >> >> >> >>> On Feb 14, 2:13 am, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> > When running the command below everything works fine, the python >> >> >> >>> > file >> >> >> >>> > executes correctly. >> >> >> >> >>> > thadeus$ /usr/bin/python /web2py/web2py.py -S MYAPP -M -R >> >> >> >>> > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/update_records.py >> >> >> >> >>> > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/cron.log >> >> >> >> >>> > This works great when running from bash, however when I stick >> >> >> >>> > this >> >> >> >>> > into cron, the only thing that appears in the log is the >> >> >> >>> > following. >> >> >> >> >>> > =web2py Enterprise Web Framework >> >> >> >>> > =Created by Massimo Di Pierro, Copyright 2007-2010 >> >> >> >>> > =Version 1.74.11 (2010-02-03 10:53:34) >> >> >> >>> > =Database drivers available: SQLite3, PostgreSQL >> >> >> >>> > =Starting cron... >> >> >> >> >>> > It seems as if web2py is just stopping there, and not executing >> >> >> >>> > the >> >> >> >>> > update_records file. This is what I have in my linux crontab >> >> >> >>> > file. >> >> >> >> >>> > */1 * * * * /usr/bin/python /web2py/web2py.py -S MYAPP -M -R >> >> >> >>> > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/update_records.py >> >> >> >> >>> > /web2py/applications/MYAPP/cron/cron.log >> >> >> >> >>> > Why does this work on the command line but not when put into >> >> >> >>> > external >> >> >> >>> > cron ? On an older version of web2py (version 1.64.*) it works >> >> >> >>> > perfectly, currently this is running on 1.74.11. >> >> >> >> >>> > -Thadeus >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> >> >> Groups "web2py-users" group. >> >> >> >> To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> >> >> web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> >> >> For more options, visit this group >> >> >> >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. >> >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> > Groups "web2py-users" group. >> >> > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> > For more options, visit this group >> >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "web2py-users" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. 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