https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171610#M32087 echo "Console IP NOT available now for ${i}" |sendmail t.kumar@xxx.com<BR /><BR /><BR />using sendmail Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:08:30 GMT skt_skt 2008-04-02T14:08:30Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171607#M32084 I wana send an email with attachment to root on regular basis, but following cron job never runs, plz help<BR /><BR />57 15 * * * (echo "Subject: Quota Report";echo;echo)|/usr/bin/mail root -a "/quotareport.txt"<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:58:56 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171607#M32084 Maaz 2008-04-01T11:58:56Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171608#M32085 Use the following command:<BR /><BR />mail -s "Quota Report" root &lt; /quotareport.txt Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:46:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171608#M32085 Ivan Ferreira 2008-04-01T12:46:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171609#M32086 since I wana send the file as an attachment, I use the command in cron<BR /><BR />57 15 /usr/bin/mail -s "Quota Report" -a /quotareport.txt root<BR /><BR />DONE :)<BR />Thanks n Regards Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:31:35 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171609#M32086 Maaz 2008-04-01T16:31:35Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171610#M32087 echo "Console IP NOT available now for ${i}" |sendmail t.kumar@xxx.com<BR /><BR /><BR />using sendmail Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:08:30 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-send-email-from-cron/m-p/4171610#M32087 skt_skt 2008-04-02T14:08:30Z