troubleshooting:cronstoppedworkingonmacbook
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| - | I think this is fine, but lets see. if the above listed fix does not fix the issue i'm facing, i will edit this file to 644 and try again. | + | This is fine, my particular |
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| + | ===== why is cron behaving differently? | ||
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| + | The cron daemon runs in the background of a system and executes scheduled tasks based on a predefined schedule. These tasks are executed in a separate environment, | ||
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| + | When a user logs into a system, they are assigned a shell, which defines their environment variables, such as PATH, HOME, and others. These environment variables are specific to the user's session and are not shared with other users or processes running on the system. | ||
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| + | In contrast, the environment in which cron jobs run is defined by the cron daemon itself. The cron daemon sets its own environment variables, which are different from those of the user who is logged in. This means that the cron jobs may not have access to the same resources or settings as the user who is logged in, such as environment variables or configuration files. | ||
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| + | Therefore, it's essential to consider the environment in which cron jobs run when scheduling tasks. It's also important to ensure that the necessary environment variables and resources are available to the cron jobs to ensure that they execute correctly. This can include setting the appropriate environment variables within the cron job itself or modifying the system' | ||
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| + | So obviously things like the below will not work: | ||
| + | * Any EnvVar you have set under your user environment via for example '' | ||
| + | * Use of standard variables like '' | ||
| + | * $PATH is also empty, so this is why I needed to specify the full path for the Go application in the example above | ||
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