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cron PATH bit me again today
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this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2026
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cron isn't using your login shell. that's the trap.
but put PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin at the top of the crontab, then test the exact command once with env -i HOME="$HOME" PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin /bin/sh -c '...', and you catch most of the "worked in my terminal" stuff before it turns into tomorrow's missing backup. MAILTO or a heartbeat catches the next failure.