$USER is not available in sh which is used by cron.
@@ -816,6 +816,11 @@ if [ ! -d "${lockdir}" ]; then
mkdir -p "${lockdir}"
fi
+# if $USER id missing set to whoami
+if [ -z "${USER}" ]; then
+ USER="$(whoami)"
+fi
+
# Calls on-screen messages (bootstrap)
core_messages.sh