SAP Note 15859 - Starting SAP via cron-job

Symptom:

If an R/3 server is started via cron-job, several problems can occur. Starting external program in the background, for example, fails.

Cause and prerequisites

The UNIX environment is incorrect. Especially the SHELL variables SHELL and PATH have values that differ from the online user.

Solution
If you use crn-job, make sure that the files .login or .cshrc are executed. The correct environment of an identifier can be created among other things with the following commands:
- source .login (and possibly source .chsrc)
- su - (root authorization required !)