When I execute a script in crontab the output is in a different language

aldegalan

5/14/23, 9:58 AM

I am executing a script in a crontab that writes a log, when I run it as root, the log is written in spanish.

But when I run it in the crontab, the output is in english.

Is there a way to run the crontab with the same configuration I do when I run it as root?

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Gerald Schneider

5/14/23, 9:59 AM

Set the proper `LC_*` variables.

Gerald Schneider

5/14/23, 9:59 AM

Does this answer your question? [Why is my crontab not working, and how can I troubleshoot it?](https://serverfault.com/questions/449651/why-is-my-crontab-not-working-and-how-can-i-troubleshoot-it)

aldegalan

5/14/23, 10:20 AM

I can not identify my problem there... Could you please provide me an example? @GeraldSchneider

Gerald Schneider

5/14/23, 10:22 AM

The problem is that the `LC_*` variables are unset. How to set them in cron is described in the linked question.

flowtron

5/14/23, 10:55 AM

Not directly. I decided to write a concrete answer, but mention the general panacea answer and you originally posting it.

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flowtron

5/14/23, 10:54 AM

You have two possible solutions; you could write a wrapper script that sets the appropriate enviroment variables and then calls your original cron script. If you want the LANG - which is what I expect you need to set - to be the same for all scripts you just define it at the top of your crontab. This is explained in the answer Gerald Schneider linked Why is my crontab not working, and how can I troubleshoot it? but not explicitely for LC_* or LANG. Here's how to do it:

LANG=es_ES
*/15 */2 3 * * /opt/jobs/repeat-this.sh

Depending on what your script does you may need to set specifc LC_* values; or simply set LC_ALL=es_ES.

LC_CTYPE, LC_NUMERIC, LC_TIME, LC_COLLATE, LC_MONETARY, LC_MESSAGES, LC_PAPER, LC_NAME, LC_ADDRESS, LC_TELEPHONE, LC_MEASUREMENT, LC_IDENTIFICATION, LC_ALL

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I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: When I execute a script in crontab the output is in a different language

TH: เมื่อฉันเรียกใช้สคริปต์ใน crontab เอาต์พุตเป็นภาษาอื่น

RO: Când execut un script în crontab, rezultatul este într-o altă limbă

RU: Когда я запускаю скрипт в crontab, вывод на другом языке

VI: Khi tôi thực thi một tập lệnh trong crontab, đầu ra ở một ngôn ngữ khác

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