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

@Trevino: your answer helped me solve my problem. However, for a beginner, trying to give a step by step approach.

1. Get your current installation of java via $ echo $JAVA_HOME
2. $ crontab -e
3. * * * * * echo $PATH - this lets you understand whats the PATH value being used by crontab at present. Run crontab and grab $PATH value used by crontab.
4. Now edit crontab again to set your desired java bin path: a) crontab -e; b) PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/bin (its a sample path); c) now your scheduled job/script like */10 * * * * sh runMyJob.sh &; d) remove echo $PATH from crontab as its not needed now.