Re: error messages not getting logged when running script from cron

anj patnaik <patna73(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> My cron tab entry:

> 0 20 * * * db_backup.sh 1> /dev/null 2>&1 | mail -s "backup cron"
> myemail(at)comp(dot)com

> I am re-directing stderr to stdout and then sending that to email.

Uh, read it again: you're redirecting stdout to /dev/null and then
redirecting stderr to go where stdout goes. So all output is
going to the bit bucket, not the pipe.

regards, tom lane