[lug] Terminal error. On cron job.

D. Stimits stimits at idcomm.com
Tue Apr 10 10:30:42 MDT 2001


"D. Stimits" wrote:
> 
> Blaine Berger wrote:
> >
> > Try setting the TERM environment variable in /etc/crontab  :
> >
> > TERM=vt100
> >
> > --
> > Blaine Berger
> >
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> I can add a note that might help. Since cron doesn't really login the
> same way as a regular user, you have to set the environment variable in
> the crontab file (/etc/crontab).
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

Sorry about that, I just realized (apparently my brain needs glasses if
I don't drink coffee before opening email) that Blaine already mentioned
the /etc/crontab as the place to add the environment variable :(

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com



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