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linux cron centos bash

I'm working with a frustrating scenario when attempting to run a simple bash script via Cron on my CentOS 8 server... The script is located at `/home/user/scripts/myscript.sh`, and it runs perfectly when executed manually in the terminal. However, when I set up the Cron job with the entry `* * * * * /home/user/scripts/myscript.sh`, I receive the behavior message: `sh: /home/user/scripts/myscript.sh: No such file or directory`. I've verified that the script is executable with the command `chmod +x /home/user/scripts/myscript.sh`, and I can confirm its presence using `ls -l /home/user/scripts/`. To troubleshoot, I've tried specifying the full path to the bash interpreter in the first line of the script like so: ```bash #!/bin/bash # Your script content ``` I've also checked the Cron logs at `/var/log/cron` for any clues, but they only indicate the job is running. I suspect it might be an scenario with environment variables or the execution context of Cron, but I’m unsure how to debug this further. Can anyone guide to understand why the script need to be found when executed by Cron, despite it working perfectly in the terminal? Am I missing something obvious?