Gdrive: Drive doesn't work with crontab

[ValerioNeriGit]

Hi,
I've read different similar issue but nothing...

I've a very simple backup.sh file:

#!/bin/bash
rm /BackUp/Files/*
cd /BackUp/Files
zip -r BackUp_$(date '+%d-%b-%Y_%T').zip /var/www
/usr/local/bin/gdrive upload /BackUp/Files/*

and i set crontab:

sh /BackUp/backup.sh
the scripts run, create the zip correctly but don't upload the file, if I run it from terminal ' sudo sh /BackUp/backup.sh' all go correctly

Any ideas?

[andrewdbate]

@Selektion You said that it was a permission error in the referenced issue. Can you confirm that this is the case?

[pro99128]

I have the same problem.

This is my bash script

#!/usr/bin/env bash
/usr/local/bin/gdrive -c ~/.gdrive list >  /var/www/myweb/list.txt

This is my cron

10 12 * * * root /var/www/myweb/list.sh

When I executed the command directly, it worked but. But it didn't work using cron
Can anybody help?

[oncul]

there is a solution on this issue #151

[DeiverJC]

Hi everybody,
gdrive does not work in crontab, I have already done all the suggestions above and I still does not work.
Can anybody help?

Thanks.

[mbrother2]

Hello,

Please run command echo $PATH in your server and show result here.

[DeiverJC]

Hello @mbrother2

This is my path in root mode:
/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/aws/bin

gdrive is locale in:
gdrive: /usr/bin/gdrive

my crontab

SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/aws/bin
MAILTO=root
HOME=/
19 00 * * * root /home/user/code/backup_to_drive.sh

when I run the script manually it works, but from the crontab does not work.

[mbrother2]

Hello @DeiverJC,

Please try
```SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/aws/bin
MAILTO=root
HOME=/
19 00 * * * sh /home/user/code/backup_to_drive.sh

[DeiverJC]

Hi @mbrother2,

Thanks for you answer, but it still does not work.
I don't understand why, already reinstall gdrive as root, my server is running centos 7.

[mbrother2]

Hello @DeiverJC,

Please show your scirpt to backup your data.

[DeiverJC]

@mbrother2, This is my script:

#!/bin/bash 

backupPath = "/home/user/BACKUPS/"
folders = `ls /home/user/BACKUPS/`
yesterday = $(date +%Y_%m_%d --date='-1 day')
beforeYesterday = $(date +%Y_%m_%d --date='-2 day')

cloudFolder=`gdrive list --no-header --query "name = 'BACKUPS'" -m 1`

for lnk in $folders
do
  filesToDelete = `gdrive list --no-header --query "name = '$beforeYesterday.zip'" -m 1`

  if [ "${filesToDelete[0]:0:1}" != "" ];
  then
    gdrive delete -r ${filesToDelete[0]:0:33}
  fi

  folder=`gdrive list --no-header --query "name = '$lnk'" -m 1`

  if [ "${folder[0]:0:1}" = "" ];
  then
    gdrive upload -r --parent ${cloudFolder[0]:0:33} "$backupPath$lnk/"
  else
    gdrive upload -r --parent ${folder[0]:0:33} "$backupPath$lnk/$yesterday.zip"
  fi  
done

[mbrother2]

Hello @DeiverJC,

First, your bash script has syntax errors( white space when assign variable). I modified it, please try

#!/bin/bash

backupPath="/home/user/BACKUPS/"
folders=`ls /home/user/BACKUPS/`
yesterday=$(date +%Y_%m_%d --date='-1 day')
beforeYesterday=$(date +%Y_%m_%d --date='-2 day')

cloudFolder=`gdrive list --no-header --query "name = 'BACKUPS'" -m 1`

for lnk in $folders
do
  filesToDelete=`gdrive list --no-header --query "name = '$beforeYesterday.zip'" -m 1`

  if [ "${filesToDelete[0]:0:1}" != "" ];
  then
    gdrive delete -r ${filesToDelete[0]:0:33}
  fi

  folder=`gdrive list --no-header --query "name = '$lnk'" -m 1`

  if [ "${folder[0]:0:1}" = "" ];
  then
        gdrive upload -r --parent ${cloudFolder[0]:0:33} "$backupPath$lnk/"
  else
        gdrive upload -r --parent ${folder[0]:0:33} "$backupPath$lnk/$yesterday.zip"
  fi
done

Second, try to move your script to /usr/sbin directory and chmod 755

mv /home/user/code/backup_to_drive.sh /usr/sbin/backup_to_drive.sh
chmod 755 /usr/sbin/backup_to_drive.sh

Third, edit your cron and restart crond service

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/aws/bin
19 00 * * * sh /usr/sbin/backup_to_drive.sh

systemctl restart crond

I try above steps on my server and cron worked perfectly. Good luck!

[DeiverJC]

Hi @mbrother2,
Thank you so much for you support.

I try your directions and it did not work, but add sudo before gdrive and it worked.

folder=`sudo gdrive list --no-header --query "name = '$lnk'" -m 1`

  if [ "${folder[0]:0:1}" = "" ];
  then
        sudo gdrive upload -r --parent ${cloudFolder[0]:0:33} "$backupPath$lnk/"
  else
       sudo gdrive upload -r --parent ${folder[0]:0:33} "$backupPath$lnk/$yesterday.zip"
  fi

Thanks again for your help. <3

[mbrother2]

Hello @DeiverJC,

You're welcome!