Linux Crontab backup not working for a folder in root











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I have a directory located at root...



cd /

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drwxrwx---   8 root fred 4096 Nov  3 15:28 ourdirectory


Created a sudo crontab command...



20 8 * * 1-7 sudo tar -cpzf /mnt/backupdrives/backup.tar.gz /ourdirectory


But does not work, however if I change this rule to...



20 8 * * 1-7 sudo tar -cpzf /mnt/backupdrives/backup.tar.gz /ourdirectory/another


Joy all around :)



Thought it might have been rights or users issue, so have...



sudo chown -R root:fred /ourdirectory 

sudo chmod -R 770 /ourdirectory


But no :(



Any light greatly appreciated



EDIT - Just thought theirs not a file size limit for cron or tar is their ?






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  • The command "does not work" how? What do you expect? What expected things don't happen? What unexpected things do happen?
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I have a directory located at root...



cd /

li

drwxrwx---   8 root fred 4096 Nov  3 15:28 ourdirectory


Created a sudo crontab command...



20 8 * * 1-7 sudo tar -cpzf /mnt/backupdrives/backup.tar.gz /ourdirectory


But does not work, however if I change this rule to...



20 8 * * 1-7 sudo tar -cpzf /mnt/backupdrives/backup.tar.gz /ourdirectory/another


Joy all around :)



Thought it might have been rights or users issue, so have...



sudo chown -R root:fred /ourdirectory 

sudo chmod -R 770 /ourdirectory


But no :(



Any light greatly appreciated



EDIT - Just thought theirs not a file size limit for cron or tar is their ?






linux ubuntu-16.04 crontab







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  • The command "does not work" how? What do you expect? What expected things don't happen? What unexpected things do happen?
    – Kamil Maciorowski
    Nov 8 at 22:09













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I have a directory located at root...



cd /

li

drwxrwx---   8 root fred 4096 Nov  3 15:28 ourdirectory


Created a sudo crontab command...



20 8 * * 1-7 sudo tar -cpzf /mnt/backupdrives/backup.tar.gz /ourdirectory


But does not work, however if I change this rule to...



20 8 * * 1-7 sudo tar -cpzf /mnt/backupdrives/backup.tar.gz /ourdirectory/another


Joy all around :)



Thought it might have been rights or users issue, so have...



sudo chown -R root:fred /ourdirectory 

sudo chmod -R 770 /ourdirectory


But no :(



Any light greatly appreciated



EDIT - Just thought theirs not a file size limit for cron or tar is their ?






linux ubuntu-16.04 crontab







share|improve this question















I have a directory located at root...



cd /

li

drwxrwx---   8 root fred 4096 Nov  3 15:28 ourdirectory


Created a sudo crontab command...



20 8 * * 1-7 sudo tar -cpzf /mnt/backupdrives/backup.tar.gz /ourdirectory


But does not work, however if I change this rule to...



20 8 * * 1-7 sudo tar -cpzf /mnt/backupdrives/backup.tar.gz /ourdirectory/another


Joy all around :)



Thought it might have been rights or users issue, so have...



sudo chown -R root:fred /ourdirectory 

sudo chmod -R 770 /ourdirectory


But no :(



Any light greatly appreciated



EDIT - Just thought theirs not a file size limit for cron or tar is their ?






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  • The command "does not work" how? What do you expect? What expected things don't happen? What unexpected things do happen?
    – Kamil Maciorowski
    Nov 8 at 22:09


















  • The command "does not work" how? What do you expect? What expected things don't happen? What unexpected things do happen?
    – Kamil Maciorowski
    Nov 8 at 22:09
















The command "does not work" how? What do you expect? What expected things don't happen? What unexpected things do happen?
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 8 at 22:09




The command "does not work" how? What do you expect? What expected things don't happen? What unexpected things do happen?
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 8 at 22:09










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It something to do with "Linux" v "Windows" world - the Crontrab commands where copied from windows notepad into Linux, by deleting all the spaces and re-typing them, it appears to have worked. But I may be wrong :(






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Have manage to get this workin....- however not 100% sure what I did.



It something to do with "Linux" v "Windows" world - the Crontrab commands where copied from windows notepad into Linux, by deleting all the spaces and re-typing them, it appears to have worked. But I may be wrong :(






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Have manage to get this workin....- however not 100% sure what I did.



It something to do with "Linux" v "Windows" world - the Crontrab commands where copied from windows notepad into Linux, by deleting all the spaces and re-typing them, it appears to have worked. But I may be wrong :(






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Have manage to get this workin....- however not 100% sure what I did.



It something to do with "Linux" v "Windows" world - the Crontrab commands where copied from windows notepad into Linux, by deleting all the spaces and re-typing them, it appears to have worked. But I may be wrong :(






share|improve this answer












Have manage to get this workin....- however not 100% sure what I did.



It something to do with "Linux" v "Windows" world - the Crontrab commands where copied from windows notepad into Linux, by deleting all the spaces and re-typing them, it appears to have worked. But I may be wrong :(







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