pf log script issue

[Gary Palmer]

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:10:18AM -0600, Yeris Antonio Madrigal Castro wrote:
> Dude! that actually solved the problem... may I know why.
> 
> Kind regards

/usr/sbin tends not to be on the default path.

If you do something like

echo $PATH > /tmp/root-cron-path

in your script you'll see the path that is being used.

Gary

> 
> El 29/07/2013 10:43, Gary Palmer escribi?:
> > On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 10:36:16AM -0600, Yeris Antonio Madrigal Castro wrote:
> >> No, I am actually using the crontab as root, just the line with tcpdump
> >> is not working, but if I runt the script manually all works.
> >>
> >> Regards
> > If you specify the full path to the tcpdump binary, i.e. /usr/sbin/tcpdump,
> > does that fix the problem?
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >> El 27/07/2013 10:17, Jason Hellenthal escribi??:
> >>> Are you using /etc/crontab ?
> >>>
> >>> -- 
> >>>  Jason Hellenthal
> >>>  Inbox: jhellenthal at DataIX.net <mailto:jhellenthal at DataIX.net>
> >>>  Voice: +1 (616) 953-0176
> >>>  JJH48-ARIN
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 27, 2013, at 12:08, Yeris Antonio Madrigal Castro
> >>> <yeris at netcrc.net <mailto:yeris at netcrc.net>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi
> >>>>
> >>>> I am using freebsd 9.1 R, and i am trying to make the pf firewall to log
> >>>> to the syslog.
> >>>>
> >>>> I am using the script at the openbsd fag:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/logging.html
> >>>>
> >>>> The script works 100% if I run it manually, but when crontab runs it as
> >>>> root, the tcpdump wont work.
> >>>>
> >>>> I would appreciate any help.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards
> >>>>
> >>>> **
> >>>> **
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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