I have a script that checks my CPU temp, and adjusts the global_prefs_override.xml file's setting for CPU % accordingly, and runs "boinccmd --read_global_prefs_override"

When I run this is "me" or as the "boinc" user, it works fine. When I try to run it from cron (linux mint), I get a '1' return code, and nothing happens.

What voodoo must take place to get boinccmd to run from cron?

I've tried:
* Making sure my script cd's to the boinc user home dir (/var/lib/boinc-client)
* Making sure the script runs as the boinc user (in the boinc user's crontab)
* Setting a password in gui_rpc_auth.cfg and using "--host localhost --passwd <same as in file>"

Nothing works. This shouldn't be this hard.

Well, for those watching the thread, I did a workaround.

Never did get cron to work, but I acquiesced and just ran my script in a timed loop in a tmux session, so I can kill the window and have it run in the background.

I'll have to manually do this whenever I reboot, which isn't ideal, but it gets the job done.

Something like:

while :; do 
    $HOME/bin/watch-cpu-temp | tee -a $HOME/logs/watch-cpu-temp.log
    sleep 60
done

Never did get cron to work, but I acquiesced and just ran my script in a timed loop in a tmux session, so I can kill the window and have it run in the background.

Surprise! Users have their private crontabs for decades. Refer to 'man crontab' for educational purpose.

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