I have a bash script which if I run manually (as root) performs all of its tasks without issue. The tasks are just a few php scripts and then a "mv" to move the process file to a temporary folder.
The problem is, when I run the script as a cron job, I get the following error:
mv: cannot stat `/var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/incoming/Yesterday_email_addrs.csv': No such file or directory
That file definitely exists, so I guess it's a permissions issue, but as it's in root's crontab file I don't understand why it can't see the file. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
The script itself:
[root@cartman jupiter]# cat /opt/triggers/jupiter/jupiter_manager_trigger.sh
#!/bin/bash
php /opt/triggers/jupiter/php/import.php > /var/log/triggers/jupiter_`date +%Y%m%d`_import.log
php /opt/triggers/jupiter/php/update.php > /var/log/triggers/jupiter_`date +%Y%m%d`_update.log
php /opt/triggers/jupiter/php/export.php > /var/log/triggers/jupiter_`date +%Y%m%d`_export.log
php /opt/triggers/jupiter/php/upload.php > /var/log/triggers/jupiter_`date +%Y%m%d`_upload.log
mv /var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/incoming/Yesterday_email_addrs.csv /var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/processed/`date +%Y%m%d`_Yesterday_email_addrs.csv
That "mv" there appears to be the issue. However that file DEFINITELY exists:
[root@cartman jupiter]# ls /var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/incoming/
Yesterday_email_addrs.csv
The import.php file also uses that file and it too can't "see" the file.
Here is the crontab for root:
[root@cartman jupiter]# crontab -u root -l
* * * * * cd /var/www/sugar; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1
0 10 * * * sh /opt/triggers/jupiter/jupiter_manager_trigger.sh
10 4 * * * sh /opt/scripts/s3backup_www.sh
0 4 * * * sh /opt/scripts/mysql_backup.sh
Here is the relevant part of the import.php file:
$load="LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/incoming/Yesterday_email_addrs.csv'
INTO TABLE Managers
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '\"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n'
IGNORE 5 LINES
(Hotel,@ignore,@ignore,Title,FirstName,LastName,Email,@ignore);";
So it looks like the issue is still there. Mysql and mv can't "see" the file again today, although it is there:
Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:00:01 +0000
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 jupiter_sftp sftpusers 9590 Mar 9 00:55 Yesterday_email_addrs.csv
-rw-r--r-- 1 jupiter_sftp sftpusers 9590 Mar 9 00:55 /var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/incoming/Yesterday_email_addrs.csv
Here are the errors from the logs:
Data base error. MySQL writes: Can't get stat of '/var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/incoming/Yesterday_email_addrs.csv' (Errcode: 2)
mv /var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/incoming/Yesterday_email_addrs.csv /var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/processed/20130310_Yesterday_email_addrs.csv
mv: cannot stat `/var/sftp/jupiter_sftp/incoming/Yesterday_email_addrs.csv': No such file or directory
I'm almost certain it's a permissions issue. The cron "root" can't seem to "see" those files, but if I move them as root, or run the script as su root, then the script completes correctly.
Best Answer
No such file or directory is a clear message that the file isn't found. A permission problem would give one of the following messages:
So please double check your situation and maybe provide more informations, e.g. the relevant source code and crontab entry.A good idea for debugging your situation is to enrich the
jupiter_manager_trigger.sh
with the following debug code.On this way you ensure that at the invocation time the file is existing and in what state it is.