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Re: 'cron' fails to stop
Jerry D. Hedden wrote:
> I have installed 'cron' as a service using the following:
> cygrunsrv -I cron -d "CYGWIN cron" -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D -e
> "CYGWIN=server ntsec tty" -i
First mistake, you should have read /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron.README and,
following those instructions, used cron-config.
> It starts and runs fine using: cygrunsrv -S cron
> A reading of the services shows:
>
> Service : cygserver
> Display name : CYGWIN cygserver
> Current State : Running
> Controls Accepted : Stop
> Command : /usr/sbin/cygserver
>
> Service : cron
> Display name : CYGWIN cron
> Current State : Running
> Controls Accepted : Stop
> Command : /usr/sbin/cron -D
Does this look fine to you?
You have 2 cron daemons, cron is not built to do that.
> However, when I try to stop it using: cygrunsrv -E cron
> I get the following:
>
> cygrunsrv: Error stopping a service: QueryServiceStatus: Win32 error
> 1053:
> The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely
> fashion.
Stop which one of the daemons? I told you cron is not built to do what you are
doing.
--
René Berber
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