[Openvas-devel] [openvas-Bugs][6273] Cron job for plugin sync fails

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Bugs item #6273, was opened at 2011-12-30 09:45
Status: Open
Priority: 3
Submitted By: ieM4ooli Wus1hoof (zaij9quo)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: Cron job for plugin sync fails 
Architecture: None
Resolution: None
Severity: major
Version: None
Component: openvas-scanner
Operating System: Linux
Product: OpenVAS
Hardware: PC
URL: 


Initial Comment:
The default setting of the PATH variable for cron jobs doesn't include the neccessary path '/usr/sbin' to openvassd binary.

Please set PATH in /etc/cron.d/openvas-sync-plugins.


--- SNIP cron stderr ---

which: no openvassd in (/usr/bin:/bin)
[e] Error: openvassd is not in the path, could not determine NVT directory.
Error updating OpenVAS plugins. Please run openvas-nvt-sync manually.

--- SNIP cron stderr ---


--- BEGIN Environment ---

[root at openvas ~]# cat /etc/centos-release 
CentOS release 6.2 (Final)
[root at openvas ~]# rpm -qa openvas\*
openvas-libraries-4.0.6-3.el6.art.i686
openvas-cli-1.1.3-1.el6.art.i686
openvas-manager-2.0.4-2.el6.art.i686
openvas-1.0-0.7.el6.art.noarch
openvas-scanner-3.2.5-1.el6.art.i686
openvas-administrator-1.1.2-1.el6.art.i686
[root at openvas ~]# which openvassd
/usr/sbin/openvassd
[root at openvas ~]# 

--- END Environment


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