gpg script in cron failed with "stdin must be a tty"

[Mike Hsu]

Finally got it to work with root.

Still having problem with other user.

crontab:
 DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
# (/tmp/crontab.12587 installed on Fri Aug  8 07:14:39 2003)
# (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp =
$)
15 07 * * * su - oracle -c testdec.sh


testdec.sh:
#!/bin/sh
export GNUPGHOME=3D/home/oracle/.gnupg
rm /usr/dba/junk.out
gpg --output /usr/dba/junk.out --batch --no-tty --decrypt =
/usr/dba/junkx.gpg
date > t.log



Mike Hsu (mhsu@nglm.com)




-----Original Message-----
From: Carl L. Gilbert [mailto:lamont_gilbert@rigidsoftware.com]
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 7:16 AM
To: Mike Hsu
Cc: GnuPG Users Group
Subject: Re: gpg script in cron failed with "stdin must be a tty"


On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 13:07, Mike Hsu wrote:
> A simple gpg script with no passphrase needed:
> gpg --output junk.txt --decrypt junk2.gpg
>=20
> runs OK in bash but fails in cron job.
>=20

cron uses bash.  You mean it runs OK while you are logged in, but fails
when you attempt to do it without being logged in.

> I get the following message in mail:
> stdin must be a tty
>=20

That error message is probably incorrect.

> How can I fix this?
>=20
> Mike Hsu (mhsu@nglm.com)
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Thank you,


CL Gilbert
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