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Subject: Re: [kdepim-users] kabcclient export script don't work with cron
From: Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer () gmx ! at>
Date: 2011-11-16 12:50:41
Message-ID: 201111161350.49175.kevin.krammer () gmx ! at
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On Wednesday, 2011-11-16, Andreas Zeller wrote:
> I don't know, whether it's a PIM-problem. If not, please tell me.
>
> I make scheduled backups with cron, that works fine.
>
> # /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab
> # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab'
> # command to install the new version when you edit this file
> # and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields,
> # that none of the other crontabs do.
> SHELL=/bin/sh
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
> # m h dom mon dow user command
> 17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
> 25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report
> /etc/cron.daily )
> 47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report
> /etc/cron.weekly )
> 52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report
> /etc/cron.monthly )
> 0 10-20 * * * root /home/USER/Scripte/SicherungAufNAS
> 30 10-20 * * * root /home/USER/Scripte/KAddressbook_Export_vCard
Doesn't that mean that the script will run as user root?
> Now I want to export KAddressbook contacts within a script.
>
> #!/bin/sh
> # KAddressbook_Export_vCard
> kabcclient -L > /home/USER/contacts_hourly_backkup.vcf
> #
>
> As a script started manually in the console, it works fine. But if cron
> starts the script, only an empty file is created.
Assuming the "root" in the user fields means the script is executed as root,
does root have a KDE addressbook?
Cheers,
Kevin
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Kevin Krammer, KDE developer, xdg-utils developer
KDE user support, developer mentoring
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