Re: [TCLUG:19706] env var in cron

["Troy A. Johnson" <john1536@tc.umn.edu>]

Tim,

I think the best way to do this is to create a script that sets up the
environment (or sources /root/.bash_profile if that makes sense to you)
and runs the client. If there a standard location for cron scripts on
your system (/cron, /etc/cron, or something similar), put it there.

Oh, and make sure you reference all files in cron jobs (and cron
scripts) using their full path. This relieves many cron headaches. Good
luck,

Troy

Timothy Wilson wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone,
> 
> Can I use a reference to an environment variable for a cron entry. I'm
> trying to run a setiathome client, and I've got SETIDIR set to the place
> where the client keeps the work unit it's crunching on. I've got the SETIDIR
> set in /root/.bash_profile, but I'm doubting that crond will know what
> $SETIDIR is. Any hints?
> 
> -Tim
> 
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