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how to execute bash script with crontab in centos? [duplicate]

My bash file is not executed by cronjob created as root. The cronjob setup looks as it follows 0 0 * * * mysql_backup.sh does need to be decalared with the bash command 0 0 * * * bash ...
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mysqldump asking for password even after telling it the password in the command line option

I am using the following command: mysqldump -alv -h 123.123.123.123 --password=P@ssw0rd --user=UsernameHere --add-drop-table -p DatabaseSchemaName > dump.sql Then it asks me to Enter Password. ...
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I managed to setup a cronjob: * 13 * * * date=`date +\%d-\%m-\%Y-\%s`; mysqldump -u root -pPassword1 db121 > /home/backup/xbackup_$date.sql; gzip /home/backup/xbackup_$date.sql I am hoping the ...
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Making a simple MySQL backup script to be run via cron, having permissions issues

This is a very basic mysqldump script that will do a dump and store it locally. Running mysqldump by itself works fine as does gzip (i.e. they are where they need to be in my path) ...
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Shell MySQL Backups - What's your solution?

I'm looking for a great solution to backup my MySQL databases - all of them. I'd like each one in at least it's own file. I need FTP ability later, but not right now. Right now I just need it to ...
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MySQL equivalent to .pgpass, or automatic authentication in a cron job for mySQL

I'm writing a bash script to back up my databases. Most are postgresql, and in postgres there's a way to avoid having to authenticate by creating a ~/.pgpass file which contains the postgres password. ...