cronjob - lwp-request cmd cause error

[jasonK_1]

Hi,

I got the following error "sh: add: Execute permission denied." for a command in the crontab as follow: /opt/perl_32/bin/lwp-request -m GET www.xyz.com >/dev/null

Which part is wrong? I usually test a command out before add into the crontab.

[Mel Burslan]

make sure /opt/perl_32/bin/lwp-request -m GET www.xyz.com execute permission for the owner of the crontab, under which you are trying to run the script.

Also make sure the first line states something line

#!/usr/bin/perl

which should be the path to an existing perl interpreter binary. (I am assuming your script is in perl language here. If not, substitute my suggestion with the shell type you would like to run your script in.

[jasonK_1]

Mel,

I run that command as root and the lwp-request mode is 755 also there is #!/opt/perl_32/bin/perl -w at the beginner of the script.

[Patrick Wallek]

The error message mentions "add". Is there a command or other script call "add" that is called from your lwp-request script?

[jasonK_1]

Patrick,

I grep for add but nothing.

[jasonK_1]

Don't know what the problem is but it went away.