How to get CRON to call in the correct PATHs

Question

I\'m trying to get cron to call in the correct PATHs. When I run a Python script from shell the script runs fine as it uses the PATHs set in bashrc but when I use cron all t

Answer 1

If you don't want to have to make the same edits in various places, then roughly do this:

* * * * * . /home/username/.bashrc && yourcommand all of your args

The . space and then the path to .bashrc and the && command are the magic there to get your environment changes into the running bash shell. Too, if you really want the shell to be bash, it is a good idea to have a line in your crontab:

SHELL=/bin/bash

Hope it helps someone!

Answer 2

Setting PATH right before the command line in my crontab worked for me:

* * * * * PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/path/to/some/thing

Answer 3

Set the required PATH in your cron

crontab -e

Edit: Press i

PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/:or_whatever

10 * * * * your_command

Save and exit :wq