Re: [TCLUG:19706] env var in cron

[<andy@theasis.com>]

Why not just have cron run a shell or perl script that does know what the
variable is?

Andy

On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Timothy Wilson wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> 
> Can I use a reference to an environment variable for a cron entry. I'm
> trying to run a setiathome client, and I've got SETIDIR set to the place
> where the client keeps the work unit it's crunching on. I've got the SETIDIR
> set in /root/.bash_profile, but I'm doubting that crond will know what
> $SETIDIR is. Any hints?
> 
> -Tim
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