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bash cron debian

I'm confused about I'm wondering if anyone has experience with After trying multiple solutions online, I still can't figure this out... I'm having trouble getting my custom shell script to run as expected when triggered by a cron job on my Debian 11 server. The script is located at `/home/user/scripts/my_script.sh`, and when I try to run it manually, it executes without any issues. However, when I set it up in crontab using the command `crontab -e`, I added the following line: ```bash * * * * * /home/user/scripts/my_script.sh ``` After saving the crontab, I checked the cron logs and saw the behavior message `No such file or directory`. To ensure there were no typos, I double-checked the file path, and it's correct. I've also made sure the script is executable by running: ```bash chmod +x /home/user/scripts/my_script.sh ``` Additionally, the shebang at the top of my script is `#!/bin/bash`, and I've confirmed that `/bin/bash` exists. Despite this, when the cron job runs, it doesn't seem to find the script. I’ve tried running the script with absolute paths for any commands within the script as well, and I’ve even added logging within the script to a file: ```bash echo "Script started" >> /home/user/scripts/script.log ``` However, nothing is being logged when the cron job runs. I suspect it might be an environment scenario, but I am not sure how to troubleshoot this further. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! What am I doing wrong? For context: I'm using Bash on Ubuntu 20.04.