Crontab not running actiona command





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I have a actiona program that I want to run for every hour in my Ubuntu laptop.



actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


I test it in terminal and it works.



But when I try to put it in cron, like this:



* * * * * actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


it didn't run.






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    At least actiona needs a directory in front of it. and * * * * * is bad...

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I have a actiona program that I want to run for every hour in my Ubuntu laptop.



actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


I test it in terminal and it works.



But when I try to put it in cron, like this:



* * * * * actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


it didn't run.






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I have a actiona program that I want to run for every hour in my Ubuntu laptop.



actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


I test it in terminal and it works.



But when I try to put it in cron, like this:



* * * * * actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


it didn't run.






cron







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I have a actiona program that I want to run for every hour in my Ubuntu laptop.



actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


I test it in terminal and it works.



But when I try to put it in cron, like this:



* * * * * actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


it didn't run.






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  • 1





    At least actiona needs a directory in front of it. and * * * * * is bad...

    – Rinzwind
    17 hours ago
















  • 1





    At least actiona needs a directory in front of it. and * * * * * is bad...

    – Rinzwind
    17 hours ago










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At least actiona needs a directory in front of it. and * * * * * is bad...

– Rinzwind
17 hours ago







At least actiona needs a directory in front of it. and * * * * * is bad...

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The wise way is to create script in your home directory like this:



#!/bin/bash

source /home/myusername/.bashrc

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


make it executable 



chmod 755 /home/myusername/script


and add it in cron



* * * * * /home/myusername/script


But be aware that you run this program every minute so its good to adjust the execution schedule.



To debug your script you can modify it on this way:



#!/bin/bash

set -x

source /home/myusername/.bashrc >>/tmp/log

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr' >>/tmp/log


and check file /tmp/log to get more information






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  • I'm new to ubuntu, so I have to search on how to make a script. After creating the script and tried to run it, I got an error that file is not readable or you don't have enough right. Any idea? Also, when I tried to enter it in cron, still nothing happened. I read that there is a command to start cron, I tried it, and still the script is not running Of course, I can still run the actiona program by adding a pause for an hour, but still that is not the optimal way, since the Actiona is still running while waiting

    – Rudy Prawira
    15 hours ago













  • @RudyPrawira, check my edited answer. And do not forget to exec chmod command

    – Romeo Ninov
    10 hours ago











  • I've tried your edited answer, and I can run it in terminal. So thank you. The problem is that cron still won't run it, I tried some sample code (the one that display the date and time every minute) to test if my cron work, and it works. It confuses me that I can run the script from the terminal directly but not from cron. Can you help? Thanks

    – Rudy Prawira
    8 hours ago











  • @RudyPrawira, add in your script line set -x and redirect the output to the file. Check my edited answer

    – Romeo Ninov
    7 hours ago












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The wise way is to create script in your home directory like this:



#!/bin/bash

source /home/myusername/.bashrc

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


make it executable 



chmod 755 /home/myusername/script


and add it in cron



* * * * * /home/myusername/script


But be aware that you run this program every minute so its good to adjust the execution schedule.



To debug your script you can modify it on this way:



#!/bin/bash

set -x

source /home/myusername/.bashrc >>/tmp/log

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr' >>/tmp/log


and check file /tmp/log to get more information






share|improve this answer


























  • I'm new to ubuntu, so I have to search on how to make a script. After creating the script and tried to run it, I got an error that file is not readable or you don't have enough right. Any idea? Also, when I tried to enter it in cron, still nothing happened. I read that there is a command to start cron, I tried it, and still the script is not running Of course, I can still run the actiona program by adding a pause for an hour, but still that is not the optimal way, since the Actiona is still running while waiting

    – Rudy Prawira
    15 hours ago













  • @RudyPrawira, check my edited answer. And do not forget to exec chmod command

    – Romeo Ninov
    10 hours ago











  • I've tried your edited answer, and I can run it in terminal. So thank you. The problem is that cron still won't run it, I tried some sample code (the one that display the date and time every minute) to test if my cron work, and it works. It confuses me that I can run the script from the terminal directly but not from cron. Can you help? Thanks

    – Rudy Prawira
    8 hours ago











  • @RudyPrawira, add in your script line set -x and redirect the output to the file. Check my edited answer

    – Romeo Ninov
    7 hours ago
















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The wise way is to create script in your home directory like this:



#!/bin/bash

source /home/myusername/.bashrc

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


make it executable 



chmod 755 /home/myusername/script


and add it in cron



* * * * * /home/myusername/script


But be aware that you run this program every minute so its good to adjust the execution schedule.



To debug your script you can modify it on this way:



#!/bin/bash

set -x

source /home/myusername/.bashrc >>/tmp/log

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr' >>/tmp/log


and check file /tmp/log to get more information






share|improve this answer


























  • I'm new to ubuntu, so I have to search on how to make a script. After creating the script and tried to run it, I got an error that file is not readable or you don't have enough right. Any idea? Also, when I tried to enter it in cron, still nothing happened. I read that there is a command to start cron, I tried it, and still the script is not running Of course, I can still run the actiona program by adding a pause for an hour, but still that is not the optimal way, since the Actiona is still running while waiting

    – Rudy Prawira
    15 hours ago













  • @RudyPrawira, check my edited answer. And do not forget to exec chmod command

    – Romeo Ninov
    10 hours ago











  • I've tried your edited answer, and I can run it in terminal. So thank you. The problem is that cron still won't run it, I tried some sample code (the one that display the date and time every minute) to test if my cron work, and it works. It confuses me that I can run the script from the terminal directly but not from cron. Can you help? Thanks

    – Rudy Prawira
    8 hours ago











  • @RudyPrawira, add in your script line set -x and redirect the output to the file. Check my edited answer

    – Romeo Ninov
    7 hours ago














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The wise way is to create script in your home directory like this:



#!/bin/bash

source /home/myusername/.bashrc

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


make it executable 



chmod 755 /home/myusername/script


and add it in cron



* * * * * /home/myusername/script


But be aware that you run this program every minute so its good to adjust the execution schedule.



To debug your script you can modify it on this way:



#!/bin/bash

set -x

source /home/myusername/.bashrc >>/tmp/log

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr' >>/tmp/log


and check file /tmp/log to get more information






share|improve this answer















The wise way is to create script in your home directory like this:



#!/bin/bash

source /home/myusername/.bashrc

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr'


make it executable 



chmod 755 /home/myusername/script


and add it in cron



* * * * * /home/myusername/script


But be aware that you run this program every minute so its good to adjust the execution schedule.



To debug your script you can modify it on this way:



#!/bin/bash

set -x

source /home/myusername/.bashrc >>/tmp/log

actiona -s -E -C -Q -e -x '/home/myusername/actionatest.ascr' >>/tmp/log


and check file /tmp/log to get more information







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  • I'm new to ubuntu, so I have to search on how to make a script. After creating the script and tried to run it, I got an error that file is not readable or you don't have enough right. Any idea? Also, when I tried to enter it in cron, still nothing happened. I read that there is a command to start cron, I tried it, and still the script is not running Of course, I can still run the actiona program by adding a pause for an hour, but still that is not the optimal way, since the Actiona is still running while waiting

    – Rudy Prawira
    15 hours ago













  • @RudyPrawira, check my edited answer. And do not forget to exec chmod command

    – Romeo Ninov
    10 hours ago











  • I've tried your edited answer, and I can run it in terminal. So thank you. The problem is that cron still won't run it, I tried some sample code (the one that display the date and time every minute) to test if my cron work, and it works. It confuses me that I can run the script from the terminal directly but not from cron. Can you help? Thanks

    – Rudy Prawira
    8 hours ago











  • @RudyPrawira, add in your script line set -x and redirect the output to the file. Check my edited answer

    – Romeo Ninov
    7 hours ago



















  • I'm new to ubuntu, so I have to search on how to make a script. After creating the script and tried to run it, I got an error that file is not readable or you don't have enough right. Any idea? Also, when I tried to enter it in cron, still nothing happened. I read that there is a command to start cron, I tried it, and still the script is not running Of course, I can still run the actiona program by adding a pause for an hour, but still that is not the optimal way, since the Actiona is still running while waiting

    – Rudy Prawira
    15 hours ago













  • @RudyPrawira, check my edited answer. And do not forget to exec chmod command

    – Romeo Ninov
    10 hours ago











  • I've tried your edited answer, and I can run it in terminal. So thank you. The problem is that cron still won't run it, I tried some sample code (the one that display the date and time every minute) to test if my cron work, and it works. It confuses me that I can run the script from the terminal directly but not from cron. Can you help? Thanks

    – Rudy Prawira
    8 hours ago











  • @RudyPrawira, add in your script line set -x and redirect the output to the file. Check my edited answer

    – Romeo Ninov
    7 hours ago

















I'm new to ubuntu, so I have to search on how to make a script. After creating the script and tried to run it, I got an error that file is not readable or you don't have enough right. Any idea? Also, when I tried to enter it in cron, still nothing happened. I read that there is a command to start cron, I tried it, and still the script is not running Of course, I can still run the actiona program by adding a pause for an hour, but still that is not the optimal way, since the Actiona is still running while waiting

– Rudy Prawira
15 hours ago







I'm new to ubuntu, so I have to search on how to make a script. After creating the script and tried to run it, I got an error that file is not readable or you don't have enough right. Any idea? Also, when I tried to enter it in cron, still nothing happened. I read that there is a command to start cron, I tried it, and still the script is not running Of course, I can still run the actiona program by adding a pause for an hour, but still that is not the optimal way, since the Actiona is still running while waiting

– Rudy Prawira
15 hours ago















@RudyPrawira, check my edited answer. And do not forget to exec chmod command

– Romeo Ninov
10 hours ago





@RudyPrawira, check my edited answer. And do not forget to exec chmod command

– Romeo Ninov
10 hours ago













I've tried your edited answer, and I can run it in terminal. So thank you. The problem is that cron still won't run it, I tried some sample code (the one that display the date and time every minute) to test if my cron work, and it works. It confuses me that I can run the script from the terminal directly but not from cron. Can you help? Thanks

– Rudy Prawira
8 hours ago





I've tried your edited answer, and I can run it in terminal. So thank you. The problem is that cron still won't run it, I tried some sample code (the one that display the date and time every minute) to test if my cron work, and it works. It confuses me that I can run the script from the terminal directly but not from cron. Can you help? Thanks

– Rudy Prawira
8 hours ago













@RudyPrawira, add in your script line set -x and redirect the output to the file. Check my edited answer

– Romeo Ninov
7 hours ago





@RudyPrawira, add in your script line set -x and redirect the output to the file. Check my edited answer

– Romeo Ninov
7 hours ago










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