Why script runs on terminal but does not run when scheduled as cron job?

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Issue

  • Why script runs on terminal but does not run when scheduled through cron?
  • Why script does not execute through cron?
  • PATH variable in script for cron job is set as follows :
PATH=/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/root/bin

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Cronie

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