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Re: Cron problem
Orfeo Da Via wrote:
> $ /usr/bin/cron-config
>
> ...as service? yes
> ...yourself? no
> ...ntsec? yes
> ...start ..service? yes
>
> now:
>
> $ cygrunsrv -L
> cron
>
> $ cygrunsrv -Q cron
> Service : cron
> Display name : Cron daemon
> Current State : Running
> Controls Accepted : Stop
> Command : /usr/sbin/cron -D
>
> $ crontab -l
> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
> # (/tmp/crontab.300 installed on Sat Oct 8 10:23:16 2005)
> # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 1.8 2004/12/21 16:14:41 corinna Exp $)
> * 10 * * * /bin/date >> /home/micekiller/tmp/date.out 2&1
I don't see the step where you ran "crontab -e" to actually edit the
crontab. How are you doing this? If you are just editing the file with
an editor and not using "crontab -e" then that is the reason it is not
working. You can't just edit the crontab. At the least you need to HUP
the daemon.
Brian
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