I can't execute a script in crontab

[Paul Schmehl]

--On Tuesday, May 18, 2010 21:52:43 +0300 Yavuz Maşlak 
<yavuz.maslak at netiletisim.net> wrote:

> I use freebsd7.2
>
> I wish to send a file using crontab as periodic. I have a script to send the
> file.
> When I am root, I can execute my script, but I can't execute the script using
> crontab.
> How can I run it ?
>
> cat myscript
> /usr/bin/scp -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub /root/cpfile
> root at 192.168.10.9:/var/cpfile
>

Either make the script executable or cron it like this:

*   *  *  *  *  /bin/sh /path/to/myscript

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