systemctl doesn't work from crontab
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I'm trying to run a script calling systemctl from crontab but the command is not being executed. Other scripts work fine from crontab. The script works when executed in a terminal.
This is the script:
#!/bin/bash
date &>> ~/Desktop/logs/resiliostatus.txt
systemctl --user status resilio-sync | sed -ne '1,3p' &>> ~/Desktop/logs/resiliostatus.txt
exit 0
This is the output to my logfile:
Thu Jan 17 02:17:17 CET 2019
● resilio-sync.service - Resilio Sync service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/resilio-sync.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2019-01-17 01:01:55 CET; 1h 15min ago
Thu Jan 17 03:00:01 CET 2019
Thu Jan 17 04:00:01 CET 2019
Thu Jan 17 05:00:01 CET 2019
The first entry is how it should look like when called from the terminal. But as you can see the calls from crontab only execute date and not systemctl
This is how crontab looks like:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/lib/systemd
# m h dom mon dow command
*/15 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/cputempscript
*/30 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/ipdnsscript
0 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/ntpscript
*/5 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/resiliostatscript 2> /tmp/error
The first three scripts work fine, the last one doesnt.
The error I save to /tmp/error: Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory
- I'm logged in as root. No other user is logged in. Crontab is configured as
sudo crontab -e - Environment: Kali Linux (re4son kernel, sticky-fingers) on RPi 3B+
- I read this similar thread but it is also unresolved.
How can I fix this?
scripting cron kali-linux systemctl
edited Jan 19 at 19:08
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Jan 17 at 14:02
Bauglir42Bauglir42
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I'm trying to run a script calling systemctl from crontab but the command is not being executed. Other scripts work fine from crontab. The script works when executed in a terminal.
This is the script:
#!/bin/bash
date &>> ~/Desktop/logs/resiliostatus.txt
systemctl --user status resilio-sync | sed -ne '1,3p' &>> ~/Desktop/logs/resiliostatus.txt
exit 0
This is the output to my logfile:
Thu Jan 17 02:17:17 CET 2019
● resilio-sync.service - Resilio Sync service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/resilio-sync.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2019-01-17 01:01:55 CET; 1h 15min ago
Thu Jan 17 03:00:01 CET 2019
Thu Jan 17 04:00:01 CET 2019
Thu Jan 17 05:00:01 CET 2019
The first entry is how it should look like when called from the terminal. But as you can see the calls from crontab only execute date and not systemctl
This is how crontab looks like:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/lib/systemd
# m h dom mon dow command
*/15 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/cputempscript
*/30 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/ipdnsscript
0 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/ntpscript
*/5 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/resiliostatscript 2> /tmp/error
The first three scripts work fine, the last one doesnt.
The error I save to /tmp/error: Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory
- I'm logged in as root. No other user is logged in. Crontab is configured as
sudo crontab -e - Environment: Kali Linux (re4son kernel, sticky-fingers) on RPi 3B+
- I read this similar thread but it is also unresolved.
How can I fix this?
scripting cron kali-linux systemctl
edited Jan 19 at 19:08
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
asked Jan 17 at 14:02
Bauglir42Bauglir42
234
1
fwiw, I would think it is caused by your systems/etc/pam.d/cronnot invokingpam_systemd. Some systems do it, and some don't.
– sourcejedi
Jan 17 at 14:51
there's indeed no hint to pam_systemd in this file. How can I correctly configure this?
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 14:54
well, I tried addingsession include pam_systemd.soto/etc/pam.d/cron, not really knowing what I'm doing, rebooted, and apparently that completely broke cron. Invar/log/syslogit saysCRON[804]: Permission denied.No commands were executed. @sourcejedi
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 15:29
Related questions are unix.stackexchange.com/questions/431896 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/423632 .
– JdeBP
Jan 18 at 0:24
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I'm trying to run a script calling systemctl from crontab but the command is not being executed. Other scripts work fine from crontab. The script works when executed in a terminal.
This is the script:
#!/bin/bash
date &>> ~/Desktop/logs/resiliostatus.txt
systemctl --user status resilio-sync | sed -ne '1,3p' &>> ~/Desktop/logs/resiliostatus.txt
exit 0
This is the output to my logfile:
Thu Jan 17 02:17:17 CET 2019
● resilio-sync.service - Resilio Sync service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/resilio-sync.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2019-01-17 01:01:55 CET; 1h 15min ago
Thu Jan 17 03:00:01 CET 2019
Thu Jan 17 04:00:01 CET 2019
Thu Jan 17 05:00:01 CET 2019
The first entry is how it should look like when called from the terminal. But as you can see the calls from crontab only execute date and not systemctl
This is how crontab looks like:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/lib/systemd
# m h dom mon dow command
*/15 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/cputempscript
*/30 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/ipdnsscript
0 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/ntpscript
*/5 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/resiliostatscript 2> /tmp/error
The first three scripts work fine, the last one doesnt.
The error I save to /tmp/error: Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory
- I'm logged in as root. No other user is logged in. Crontab is configured as
sudo crontab -e - Environment: Kali Linux (re4son kernel, sticky-fingers) on RPi 3B+
- I read this similar thread but it is also unresolved.
How can I fix this?
scripting cron kali-linux systemctl
edited Jan 19 at 19:08
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
asked Jan 17 at 14:02
Bauglir42Bauglir42
234
I'm trying to run a script calling systemctl from crontab but the command is not being executed. Other scripts work fine from crontab. The script works when executed in a terminal.
This is the script:
#!/bin/bash
date &>> ~/Desktop/logs/resiliostatus.txt
systemctl --user status resilio-sync | sed -ne '1,3p' &>> ~/Desktop/logs/resiliostatus.txt
exit 0
This is the output to my logfile:
Thu Jan 17 02:17:17 CET 2019
● resilio-sync.service - Resilio Sync service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/resilio-sync.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2019-01-17 01:01:55 CET; 1h 15min ago
Thu Jan 17 03:00:01 CET 2019
Thu Jan 17 04:00:01 CET 2019
Thu Jan 17 05:00:01 CET 2019
The first entry is how it should look like when called from the terminal. But as you can see the calls from crontab only execute date and not systemctl
This is how crontab looks like:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/lib/systemd
# m h dom mon dow command
*/15 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/cputempscript
*/30 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/ipdnsscript
0 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/ntpscript
*/5 * * * * /root/Desktop/backupscripts/resiliostatscript 2> /tmp/error
The first three scripts work fine, the last one doesnt.
The error I save to /tmp/error: Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory
- I'm logged in as root. No other user is logged in. Crontab is configured as
sudo crontab -e - Environment: Kali Linux (re4son kernel, sticky-fingers) on RPi 3B+
- I read this similar thread but it is also unresolved.
How can I fix this?
scripting cron kali-linux systemctl
scripting cron kali-linux systemctl
edited Jan 19 at 19:08
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
asked Jan 17 at 14:02
Bauglir42Bauglir42
234
edited Jan 19 at 19:08
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
asked Jan 17 at 14:02
Bauglir42Bauglir42
234
edited Jan 19 at 19:08
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
edited Jan 19 at 19:08
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
edited Jan 19 at 19:08
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
39.6k1479132
asked Jan 17 at 14:02
Bauglir42Bauglir42
234
asked Jan 17 at 14:02
Bauglir42Bauglir42
234
asked Jan 17 at 14:02
Bauglir42Bauglir42
234
234
1
fwiw, I would think it is caused by your systems/etc/pam.d/cronnot invokingpam_systemd. Some systems do it, and some don't.
– sourcejedi
Jan 17 at 14:51
there's indeed no hint to pam_systemd in this file. How can I correctly configure this?
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 14:54
well, I tried addingsession include pam_systemd.soto/etc/pam.d/cron, not really knowing what I'm doing, rebooted, and apparently that completely broke cron. Invar/log/syslogit saysCRON[804]: Permission denied.No commands were executed. @sourcejedi
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 15:29
Related questions are unix.stackexchange.com/questions/431896 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/423632 .
– JdeBP
Jan 18 at 0:24
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fwiw, I would think it is caused by your systems/etc/pam.d/cronnot invokingpam_systemd. Some systems do it, and some don't.
– sourcejedi
Jan 17 at 14:51
there's indeed no hint to pam_systemd in this file. How can I correctly configure this?
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 14:54
well, I tried addingsession include pam_systemd.soto/etc/pam.d/cron, not really knowing what I'm doing, rebooted, and apparently that completely broke cron. Invar/log/syslogit saysCRON[804]: Permission denied.No commands were executed. @sourcejedi
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 15:29
Related questions are unix.stackexchange.com/questions/431896 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/423632 .
– JdeBP
Jan 18 at 0:24
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1
fwiw, I would think it is caused by your systems
/etc/pam.d/cron not invoking pam_systemd. Some systems do it, and some don't.– sourcejedi
Jan 17 at 14:51
fwiw, I would think it is caused by your systems
/etc/pam.d/cron not invoking pam_systemd. Some systems do it, and some don't.– sourcejedi
Jan 17 at 14:51
there's indeed no hint to pam_systemd in this file. How can I correctly configure this?
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 14:54
there's indeed no hint to pam_systemd in this file. How can I correctly configure this?
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 14:54
well, I tried adding
session include pam_systemd.so to /etc/pam.d/cron, not really knowing what I'm doing, rebooted, and apparently that completely broke cron. In var/log/syslog it says CRON[804]: Permission denied. No commands were executed. @sourcejedi– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 15:29
well, I tried adding
session include pam_systemd.so to /etc/pam.d/cron, not really knowing what I'm doing, rebooted, and apparently that completely broke cron. In var/log/syslog it says CRON[804]: Permission denied. No commands were executed. @sourcejedi– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 15:29
Related questions are unix.stackexchange.com/questions/431896 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/423632 .
– JdeBP
Jan 18 at 0:24
Related questions are unix.stackexchange.com/questions/431896 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/423632 .
– JdeBP
Jan 18 at 0:24
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fwiw, I would think it is caused by your systems
/etc/pam.d/cronnot invokingpam_systemd. Some systems do it, and some don't.– sourcejedi
Jan 17 at 14:51
there's indeed no hint to pam_systemd in this file. How can I correctly configure this?
– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 14:54
well, I tried adding
session include pam_systemd.soto/etc/pam.d/cron, not really knowing what I'm doing, rebooted, and apparently that completely broke cron. Invar/log/syslogit saysCRON[804]: Permission denied.No commands were executed. @sourcejedi– Bauglir42
Jan 17 at 15:29
Related questions are unix.stackexchange.com/questions/431896 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/423632 .
– JdeBP
Jan 18 at 0:24