> has something changed in cron? > has there been an update? > Have looked in all the usual places. > > any help/suggestions? The environment maybe, enable debug output on the job and redirect or make sure the output is logged or picked up and mailed to you. More than likely the ssh config that used to work no longer does. For example you had a custom section for a host in ~/.ssh/config that is no longer valid or that file is not even being read etc... jlc