Re: >>>>> pg_dump in crontab

Or do what I do
30 23 * * * ~/.bashrc ; /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_dump test > test.out


assuming you use bash, of course.

Oliver Elphick wrote:
>
> Iwan Tutuka Pambudi wrote:
>   >$ crontab -l
>   >30 23 * * * pg_dump test > test.out
>   >
>   >I got an error massage
>   >/bin/sh: pg_dump: command not found
>   >
>   >$ which pg_dump
>   >/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_dump
>
> cron has a very limited search list for executables; you should set PATH
> in the command or use the full pathname for pg_dump:
>
>   30 23 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_dump test > test.out
>
> or
>
>   30 23 * * * PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH pg_dump test > test.out
>
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