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#27471 Permission denied when backing up with cron

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Latest post by on Wednesday, 03 May 2017 17:17 CDT

Monday, 03 April 2017 07:17 CDT

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Description of my issue:

When I try to run "/etc/php.ini /var/www/vhosts/liftsymposium.org/httpdocs/cli/akeeba-backup.php --profile=2" I get a permission denied error. Akeeba-backup.php has permission 755.

Monday, 03 April 2017 07:50 CDT

tampe125
Hello,

the log you posted doesn't have enough information.
Please set the log level to All info and debug, then take another backup and attach here the new log, so I can see what's actually happening.

Davide Tampellini

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Monday, 03 April 2017 08:40 CDT

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Hi Davide,

The log file i attached was not the correct log file for the failed backup.
I don't think that a log file is being generated when I try to use the cron to do a backup.
This would suggest permission is being denied before any akeeba php is run.

Monday, 03 April 2017 09:00 CDT

tampe125
I just reviewed your command, and that's the cause of your issue:
/etc/php.ini /var/www/vhosts/liftsymposium.org/httpdocs/cli/akeeba-backup.php --profile=2

php.ini is not the correct executable to invoke, that's the configuration file for PHP. You should contact your host and ask him the correct full path to your PHP executable for CLI usage.

Davide Tampellini

Developer and Support Staff

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Monday, 03 April 2017 09:19 CDT

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Thanks very much. All working correctly now!

Monday, 03 April 2017 09:19 CDT

tampe125
You're welcome!

Davide Tampellini

Developer and Support Staff

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Wednesday, 03 May 2017 17:17 CDT

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Edited by on 2017-05-03 17:17 CDT

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