Crontab jobs not executing

I have the following command in my crontab:

1	0 0,12 * * * /bin/bash -l -c 'cd <omitted>/webapps/craigslist/releases/20120908164349 && RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake craigslist:scrape_all --silent >> /tmp/whenever.craigslist.log 2>&1'

Supposedly this command should run every 12 hours, but it hasn't run for days now.

Can my crontab be broken?

cronjob ssh crontab

asked Sep 08 '12 at 19:27

kennym
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Cron jobs generally run on schedule. Most likely the problem is that of cron's environment affecting the operation of this job, causing it to fail when it is run.

To test this, try something like the following to clear your environment and simulate cron's environment:

cd $HOME
unset $(env | awk -F= '/^\w/ {print $1}' | xargs)
USER=<username>
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin
PWD=/home/$USER
SHLVL=1
HOME=/home/$USER
LOGNAME=$USER

And then run the command from within your home directory. Hope that helps!

answered Sep 08 '12 at 23:07

ryans ♦♦
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