Cron not working

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forum:a2ron44 13 years, 2 months ago

I am newer to Linux and cannot get a simple cron script to work. I keep getting an error:

cron: can't open or create /var/run/crond.pid: Permission denied

I am running webadmin and when I create the cron and run, I get another error:

/bin/sh: /backups/[myfilename].sh: Permission denied

Can anyone point me in the correct direction? I have been looking for a solution for days now. Thanks

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James

Can i suggest you read the error messages you're getting?

So, I'm guessing I'm pointing you in the direction of permissions

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