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

Carl L. Gilbert lamont_gilbert@rigidsoftware.com
Fri Aug 8 16:57:02 2003


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On Fri, 2003-08-08 at 10:30, Mike Hsu wrote:
> Finally got it to work with root.
>=20
> Still having problem with other user.
>=20

what do you mean with root? is the root a user that holds gpg keys on
yoru system?

> 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
>=20

What flavor of linux are you using?  Why did you edit crontab as opposed
to just putting the script in

/etc/cron.hourly
or=20
/etc/cron.daily
etc.?

>=20
> 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
>=20
>=20

perhaps try=20
rm -f /usr/dba/junk.out

else rm could ask you to verify that you want to delete the file.  for
me it only asks when I am logged in as root, but I do not know what cron
will do.

also if you have sendmail installed, you may want to check roots mail to
see any cron error messages.


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Thank you,


CL Gilbert
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes
9:16

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