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Cron - ERROR (getpwnam() failed)

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  1. May 23, 2020 #1
    alan

    alan New Member

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    i added this to crontab

    * * * * * root /usr/local/bin/php path-to-php-file >/dev/null

    but got this error: ERROR (getpwnam() failed)

    i have tried to change to other username but still the same.

    Can help advice?
     
  2. May 25, 2020 #2
    eva2000

    eva2000 Administrator Staff Member

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    Nginx 1.27.x
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    how did you add the cronjob ? where did you add it ?

    use crontab -l to view current cronjobs and crontab -e command to invoke nano text editor see guide at HowTo: Add Jobs To cron Under Linux or UNIX?

    example of out of box centmin mod setup cronjobs excluding wordpress wp-cli
    Code (Text):
    crontab -l
13 23 * * * /usr/local/src/centminmod/tools/autoprotect.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
0 */4 * * * /usr/bin/cminfo_updater 2>/dev/null
     
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