andreas.cahen / gmail.com wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Hopefully this is the right place to post my problem.. any help is
> appreciated!
> 
> I am using two Ruby scripts on my *inux server to purge old records out
> of a mysql database. These two scripts run, or should, as cronjobs. If
> I start those scripts directly from the shell it all works fine. But as
> a cronjob I get the following error:
> 
> /backups/scripts/delete_old.rb:1:in `require': No such file to load --
> dbi (LoadError)
> 	from /backups/scripts/delete_old.rb:1
> 
> The command for the cron job is: ruby /backups/scripts/delete_old.rb
> 
> Where did I go wrong? :) Are there any environement variables which I
> forgot to set?

What shebang line are you using?

What user account is executing the code?


> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> -Andreas
> 
> 
> .
> 

James Britt
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