jf> You need both of these! From the gpg man page: jf> --batch Use batch mode. Never ask, do not allow interactive commands. jf> --no-tty Make sure that the TTY (terminal) is never used for any jf> output. jf> This option is needed in some cases because GnuPG sometimes jf> prints jf> warnings to the TTY if --batch is used. Excellent! That was enough of a clue for me to patch in the missing pieces. Both my test and target scripts now work correctly from cron. No further responses needed. Problem solved. Thank you very much for your excellent help. -- Lynn David Newton Phoenix, AZ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss