python + linux + cron = problem

[Jørn Eilertsen]

Hi,

I've posted this earlier but noone replied so I'm trying again

I have this small program which includes the following line og code:
 mounts = commands.getoutput('df | grep eggum | cut -d 1 -f 1 | cut -d /
-f 4')

this runs fine from the commandline but when run as a cronjob I get the
following error:

File "/usr/lib/python1.5/commands.py", line 42, in getoutput
    return getstatusoutput(cmd)[1]
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/commands.py", line 53, in getstatusoutput
    sts = pipe.close()
IOError: (10, 'No child processes')

The use of pipes seems to be the trouble here.

Any help on how the get around this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jorn