qm start command runs in script when started manually, but not when started in cron job

[cmrho]

I have a script to start a VM. It runs fine when I manually initiate the script. But when I run it in a cron job, I get a 'qm: command not found' error.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

 

[bbgeek17]

Hi @cmrho ,
Your cron based job does not have all PATH components. This is the reason it cant find the "qm" command.
You either need to use absolute path to the binary, or define PATH in cron and/or your script.

Cheers

https://askubuntu.com/questions/47800/command-not-found-when-running-a-script-via-cron

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[cmrho]

Hi @cmrho ,
Your cron based job does not have all PATH components. This is the reason it cant find the "qm" command.
You either need to use absolute path to the binary, or define PATH in cron and/or your script.

Cheers

https://askubuntu.com/questions/47800/command-not-found-when-running-a-script-via-cron

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Thanks! I added the following line to the top of the crontab

PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

It works now.