Cron job error - permission denied

Discussion in 'Installation' started by lauren, Aug 12, 2008.

  1. lauren

    lauren New Member

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    I just got the following error after setting up my cron job:

    /bin/sh: line 1: /usr/bin/lynx: Permission denied

    Did miss a step here? I don't remember reading that I needed to CHMOD anything. Do I?

    Thanks for any help!

    Lauren
  2. andrebell

    andrebell Member

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    Does your host allow access to lynx? mine doesn't.

    If not you'll need to use one of the other options mentioned in the manual.

    If you choose to go with the curl option and you are on hostgator, you'll need to send a support request for them to enable curl.
  3. lauren

    lauren New Member

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    Thanks, Andre. This stuff is like Greek.

    I am going to try the "wget" command. My webhost says that should work. (I went ahead and contacted them while I was waiting!)

    Best,
    Lauren

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