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rj487
rj487

Reputation: 4634

Why crontab can't use ruby?

For some kind of reason, I can't use ruby in crontab.

In the console, if I run echo $(ruby -v), it will return the version of ruby perfectly.

However, I put the following code in crontab

* * * * * echo $(ruby -v) >> 123.rb
* * * * * echo "123" >> 123.rb

Then I notice that, the 123.rb only contains a lot of 123.

So I checked the path of ruby.

root@myserver:~# which ruby
/usr/share/rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.3/bin/ruby

Basically, I am the only one user who can access this server, so I install all application as root. Should I and how do I add some link to enable the permission for root?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 52

Answers (1)

sahaquiel
sahaquiel

Reputation: 1838

In crontab, type full pathes:

* * * * * echo $(/usr/share/rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.3/bin/ruby -v) >> 123.rb
* * * * * echo "123" >> 123.rb

should work.

Or, add $PATH variable:

In console:

echo $PATH

Copy value, in crontab file add:

export $PATH="<copied pathes>:/usr/share/rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.3/bin/"

* * * * * echo $(ruby -v) >> 123.rb
* * * * * echo "123" >> 123.rb

Upvotes: 2

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