Log cronjob result

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i have a cronjob scheduled which is supposed to update a file. Unfortunately the file doesn't get updated. For this reason I am trying to debug it. In my crontab now I have:

*/5 * * * * ~/scripts/my_script.sh >> ~/webapps/my_app/logs/cronjob.txt 2>&i

The log file got created but it's empty, and the file which is supposed to be updated by the cronjob is still not updated.

What should I do next to debug it?

For reference my script basically contains:

cd /home/my_user/webapps/django_app/myproject
/usr/local/bin/python2.7 manage.py my_command

if I run the script directly from terminal, it works.

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Your stderr redirect is not correct. You're using "2>&i" when instead you should be using "2>&1".

Hope that helps!

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answered 12 Nov '12, 16:50

seanf
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Thanks, I am giving it a go! :)

(14 Nov '12, 04:00) gabon

Ah, I get: /bin/sh: /home/my_user/scripts/my_script.sh: No such file or directory

(14 Nov '12, 04:34) gabon

And indeed, I had a typo in the script name! :S Thanks!

(14 Nov '12, 04:38) gabon

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