Hi, The following script works fine on all worksation when it's start manually or if I run it line by line manually. If I would like to run it on crontab, the following line "/usr/bin/yum -y install VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.x86_64" not install the new release of vmplayer with no errors. #!/bin/bash SHELL=/bin/bash export SHELL /etc/init.d/vmware stop /usr/bin/yum -y remove VMwarePlayer.x86_64 /usr/bin/yum -y remove VMware-Player.x86_64 /usr/bin/yum -y install VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.x86_64 /usr/bin/vmware-networks --stop /usr/bin/vmware-networks --migrate-network-settings /vmware/virtualmachine /usr/bin/vmware-networks --start /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 vmware on ############################################## -----Message d'origine----- De : centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] De la part de John Doe Envoyé : vendredi 20 mars 2009 11:09 À : CentOS mailing list Objet : Re: [CentOS] Bug with cron ? From: MOKRANI Rachid <Rachid.MOKRANI at ifp.fr> > Something is strange on my system. I have a simple shell script to run > on many computers . When I run this script by hand, everything works > fine on all workstations. > But if I start this script via crontab vmplayer is never install with no > errors. > #/usr/bin/yum -e 0 -d 0 -y remove VMware-Player.x86_64 > #/usr/bin/yum -e 0 -d 0 -y install VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.x86_64 > #/usr/bin/vmware-networks --stop > #/usr/bin/vmware-networks --migrate-network-settings > /vmware/virtualmachine > #/usr/bin/vmware-networks --start > #/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 vmware on When you say "I run this script by hand", do you mean run the script itself or each line of the script as you showed above? Did you try to redirect stdout/stderr to files to see what is going on? JD _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos __________________________ Ce message (et toutes ses pièces jointes éventuelles) est confidentiel et établi à l'intention exclusive de ses destinataires. Toute utilisation de ce message non conforme à sa destination, toute diffusion ou toute publication, totale ou partielle, est interdite, sauf autorisation expresse. L'IFP décline toute responsabilité au titre de ce message. This message and any attachments (the message) are confidential and intended solely for the addressees. Any unauthorised use or dissemination is prohibited. IFP should not be liable for this message. Visitez notre site Web / Visit our web site : http://www.ifp.fr __________________________