what's means about return code of cron job

[王曦_1]

hi expert,
I define a cron job, but it could not be execute, when i check the log file , i find an error message " rc=2", what's the return code means, if there any return code list of cron job??
thanks

[twang]

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http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x982beea29889d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html

[Massimo Bianchi]

Hi,
which log did you check, the log of cron /var/adm/cron/log, or the log of your job ?

Are the patch of your cron job all absolute? This is a very common cause, because, cron has a very limited environtment.

HTH,
Massimo

[Ralph Grothe]

The return code (rc) should actually be the rc your cronjob, viz the program you have executed by cron (e.g. script, binary) is issuing as exit code.
Consult the docs of these programs (e.g. manpages) or have a look at the script (if cronjob is a script)

[Ralph Grothe]

If you haven't redirected stderr of the failing cronjob in your crontab look in the crontab owner's mailbox for mail, because the output will be sent to him.

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

Check your /var/adm/cron/log for more,
the rc is the return code of program that
cron executed.

Caesar

[Cheryl Griffin]

rc=2 is actually being returned from the shell not cron. It means that the script has failed.
Depending on what your cron job does, the reasons for failure can vary.