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Re: cron as root

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On 2015-08-03, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2015-08-03, Charles H. Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
>
>> I've noticed that when I am logged in as root and run Terminal, the
>> .bashrc file doesn't get executed. Guessing again, I think that this
>> is because when starting Terminal as root, a new Unix process doesn't
>> get started; instead I am just connected to the root process that is
>> always running. Whether this guess is right or not, my problem
>> remains. How do I execute my script with cron? 
>
> If you want a script to execute when a user logs in, then cron is
> probably not the best tool for the job. What I would do instead is
> modify the shell startup scripts (like ~/.bashrc etc) for the account in
> question to execute the script.

If you think a shell startup file is not being executed, try adding just
a single line to the ~/.bashrc file for debugging purposes:

   echo "bashrc executed!"

When you open a new terminal window in that account, you should see the
message displayed. 

If not, it's possible the account in question uses a shell other than
bash. In that case, you probably need to edit a different shell startup
file in the home directory of that user account.  Or you could switch
the shell to bash for that account.

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JR

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cron as root csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2015-08-02 23:46 -0700
  Re: cron as root Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-08-03 07:30 +0000
  Re: cron as root Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-03 13:29 +0000
    Re: cron as root Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-03 14:12 +0000
    Re: cron as root csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2015-08-09 12:29 -0700
      Re: cron as root Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-08-09 18:59 -0500
        Re: cron as root csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2015-08-09 23:53 -0700
          Re: cron as root Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-08-10 02:07 -0500
            Re: cron as root csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2015-08-10 17:44 -0700
          Re: cron as root Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-08-10 19:39 -0700
            Re: cron as root Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-11 07:49 -0400
  Re: cron as root Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-08-03 11:11 -0400
    Re: cron as root csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2015-08-09 12:29 -0700
      Re: cron as root Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-09 22:23 +0000
        Re: cron as root csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2015-08-10 00:01 -0700

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