Answer by Robin A. Meade for cron ignores variables defined in ".bashrc" and...
You could invoke bash with the -l option, like this: * * * * * /bin/bash -l /path/to/script arg1 arg2 The -l option makes bash a login shell. Thus, it will read the user's .bash_profile. It won't read...
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I had the same issue when executing a node application from cron which uses NVM , In order to make bash shell to read the .bashrc file from cron just envoke the bash command with interactive shell...
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Something else that might interfere with the sourcing of your .bashrc from a cronjob is any checks that this file does in order to detect interactive shells. For example, on Ubuntu 18.04, the default...
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My way to deal with it was this: 1) Putting my variables in (the end of) ~/.profile: myVarInDotProfile="someValue" 2) Creating a Bash script for my (daily) cron tasks (~/cronDaily.sh) containing my...
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bash acts differently whether it is a shell or a normal programming language (like perl or python). By design, the settings in ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bashrc, etc. are for users to set things when bash...
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You may not be able to run source if the sh shell is being used. This can be changed by adding the following line in your crontab: SHELL=/bin/bash * * * * * source "/root/.bashrc"; <command> You...
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You can source the file you want at the top of the script or beginning of the job for the user that is executing the job. The "source" command is a built-in. You'd do the same thing if you made edits...
View ArticleAnswer by Dave C for cron ignores variables defined in ".bashrc" and...
Because it's not an interactive shell. The same happens when you open some terminals. Have a look at this question: What is the .bashrc file? | Super User And also at this one: What's the difference...
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I have defined "SHELL" variable in /etc/crontab file: [martin@martin ~]$ grep SHELL /etc/crontab SHELL=/usr/local/bin/bash [martin@martin ~]$ file /usr/local/bin/bash /usr/local/bin/bash: ELF 32-bit...
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