chloe K wrote: > Hi > > I put the rsync in cronjob > but it won't work > > in root user cron > > */30 * * * * /home/chloe/rsy.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 > > 1/ why it needs pw when I run this rsy.sh in root? > but if I run it in chloe user, it doesn't need pw as I put > authoized_key in remote host chloe > > 2/ why this root cronjob is not working? what wrong? I can't see this > cron in message > > the rsy.sh is below > > #! /bin/sh > rsync -essh -av chloe at remotehost:/var/www/html > <mailto:chloe at remotehost:/var/www/html> /backup/html > > Thank you > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. *Go to > Yahoo! Answers.* <http://ca.answers.yahoo.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Hi Chloe, How did you create your cron table? You have to craete it with crontab and not with vi for it to be effective. ChrisG