Too long line in crontab isn't executed

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I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 dev with cron 3.0pl1-116ubuntu3. Too long entries in a crontab seems to make problems. For example create the file /etc/cron.d/test and write in it:

* * * * * root dash -c '/bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1'

The command should be executed every minute but it doesn't (or maybe it is executed and failing immediately). If the last sleep command is removed the cronjob is working fine.

[Aaron Cossey (aaron-cossey)]

I'm getting this when I try to reproduce:

Subject: Cron <cossey@aaron> dash -c '/bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 &&
        /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 &&
        /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 &&
        /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 &&
        /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 &&
        /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 &

/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

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You are missing a single quote which has nothing to do with this bug.

[Aaron Cossey (aaron-cossey)]

No the single quote is there, but sh is cutting off the command and not getting to it. Precisly as you said, if the last sleep is not there, sh will reach the closing ' and execute the command successfully.

I've

The command in crontab:
dash -c '/bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1'

The error output:
dash -c '/bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 && /bin/sleep 1 &

/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

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Ah, this was my fault. I thought you have tested the command directly on the terminal.