cronjob problem
 

Hi,

I am not getting output of ls command Ihave schdule cron job,I have used following command for user test, I want every 2 min ls command should be executed.

02 * * * * /usr/bin/ls > /home/test/ls.txt

Thanks but still the file ls.txt is not creating, can u give me some idea

Why don't you try something like

Actually, does /usr/bin/ls exist or is it an inate system command?

works for me, whereas the version I posted previously produces a zero length file

It may be because the cron process didn't have permission to create the file (e.g. /home/test/ doesn't exist, or has the wrong permissions). Only the logs will tell you for sure. Check /var/log/cron and read your email for any messages from cron.

Thanks Berhanie, I have done the necessary changes,Now file is creating.

for non-working cron job always watch the log file.
The default log file for cron job is /var/log/cron