rsync - Mar 2011 - cron issue

I made a script to backup a folder on a remote server it works manually, 
I set a cron job to launch the script every 2 mins (for test), I sse in 
the log this line
Mar 13 13:10:01 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[6302]: (root) CMD (root 
/usr/bin/backup.sh)

but when I sheck the remote server nothing is done, any sugestions pls

On Sun, 2011-03-13 16:10:12 +0000, Adnane RABIH <rabihadnane at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I made a script to backup a folder on a remote server it works
> manually, I set a cron job to launch the script every 2 mins (for
> test), I sse in the log this line
> Mar 13 13:10:01 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[6302]: (root) CMD (root
> /usr/bin/backup.sh)
> 
> but when I sheck the remote server nothing is done, any sugestions pls
Seems you forgot to attach the script you wrote.

...and when you send it, please also tell us as which user you call it
and how your whole crontab looks like. (Some variables may be set there.)

MfG, JBG

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Le 13/03/2011 18:10, Jan-Benedict Glaw a ?crit :
> On Sun, 2011-03-13 16:10:12 +0000, Adnane RABIH<rabihadnane at
gmail.com>  wrote:
>> I made a script to backup a folder on a remote server it works
>> manually, I set a cron job to launch the script every 2 mins (for
>> test), I sse in the log this line
>> Mar 13 13:10:01 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[6302]: (root) CMD (root
>> /usr/bin/backup.sh)
>>
>> but when I sheck the remote server nothing is done, any sugestions pls
> Seems you forgot to attach the script you wrote.
>
> ...and when you send it, please also tell us as which user you call it
> and how your whole crontab looks like. (Some variables may be set there.)
>
> MfG, JBG
>
yep:) thanks for your help

I found the script in a tutoriel and made some changes to it.

the 2 machines are Debian boxes 6.0

#crontab -e
# m h  dom mon dow   command
*/5 * * * * root /usr/bin/backup.sh

# cat /etc/crontab
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
# m h dom mon dow user    command
17 *    * * *    root    cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6    * * *    root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && 
run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6    * * 7    root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && 
run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6    1 * *    root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && 
run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )
#

cron.log
Mar 13 17:10:01 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[21083]: (root) CMD (root 
/usr/bin/backup.sh)





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