James Bensley wrote on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:08:52 +0100: > 30 20 * * * sh /home/a_user/nightlyscrips/nightly_script_1 > > /home/a_user/nightlyscripts/`date +%d-%m-%Y--%H-%M-%S`.log change the ">" to "&>" to get all output. Furthermore, there might be a problem to run date in this environment. The path in cron is not the same as in your root account. Change the logfile to a fixed name and it will work. Btw, there is no need for the logs. If you omit them you get the output mailed. Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com