Crontab can't execute python script with error: "[Errno 1] Operation not permitted"

Question

I have a very simple python script that works when I execute manually. However when I set up a crontab, it finds the script but returns the error "[Errno 1] Operation not permitted".

I tried to set up a root crontab with the command

sudo crontab -e

but the same error occurs.

Here's my crontab:

* */1 * * * /usr/bin/python /absolute_path/test.py > /absolute_path/cron_log_test.log  2>&1

Edit: Everything was working great until I updated to macOS Catalina.

What are the rights on your file? You can see it with a simple ls -l. — Silveris
– Silveris, Commented Oct 28, 2019 at 15:42
Paste ls -l for the Python file here. That will help us understand the file privileges. — Amit Yadav
– Amit Yadav, Commented Oct 28, 2019 at 15:43
there is the same topic with solution here: osxdaily.com/2018/10/09/… System Preferences > Security & Privacy and give Full Disk Access to Terminal — Andrea Grioni
– Andrea Grioni, Commented Oct 28, 2019 at 16:46

Mitch · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-11 18:45:32Z

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I was able to get my crontab (which calls python) back on track by giving /usr/sbin/cron "Full Disk Access". It's important to note that simple cron jobs were still executing, but my python based jobs were returning "Operation not permitted".

The link that andrea_grioni is on the right track, but aims at giving terminal permission to edit the crontab. This was merely a convince in my case by removing the "allow/deny" dialog. link: Here is a more appropriate link.

answered Dec 11, 2019 at 18:45

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Brendan Metcalfe Over a year ago

Wow i was stuck on this for hours. The link's instructions are great.

felixmp Over a year ago

so simple. so difficult to find

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