Re: kabcclient export script don't work with cron
"Andreas Zeller" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.kde.users.pim |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Am 16.11.2011, 13:50 Uhr, schrieb Kevin Krammer <[email protected]>: > On Wednesday, 2011-11-16, Andreas Zeller wrote: >> I don't know, whether it's a PIM-problem. If not, please tell me. >> >> I make scheduled backups with cron, that works fine. >> >> # /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab >> # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab' >> # command to install the new version when you edit this file >> # and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields, >> # that none of the other crontabs do. >> SHELL=/bin/sh >> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin >> # m h dom mon dow user command >> 17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly >> 25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts >> --report >> /etc/cron.daily ) >> 47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts >> --report >> /etc/cron.weekly ) >> 52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts >> --report >> /etc/cron.monthly ) >> 0 10-20 * * * root /home/USER/Scripte/SicherungAufNAS >> 30 10-20 * * * root /home/USER/Scripte/KAddressbook_Export_vCard > > Doesn't that mean that the script will run as user root? > >> Now I want to export KAddressbook contacts within a script. >> >> #!/bin/sh >> # KAddressbook_Export_vCard >> kabcclient -L > /home/USER/contacts_hourly_backkup.vcf >> # >> >> As a script started manually in the console, it works fine. But if cron >> starts the script, only an empty file is created. > > Assuming the "root" in the user fields means the script is executed as > root, > does root have a KDE addressbook? I also tried cron with 30 10-20 * * * USER /home/USER/Scripte/KAddressbook_Export_vCard and as script env USER=USER HOME=/home/USER kabcclient -L > /home/USER/contacts_hourly_backkup.vcf both doesn't work. Every time an empty file is created. -- Erstellt mit Operas revolutionärem E-Mail-Modul: http://www.opera.com/mail/ _______________________________________________ KDE PIM users mailing list Subscription management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdepim-users