On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 11:21:21AM -0600, Craig Rees wrote: > * * * * * /usr/bin/date > $HOME/date.log > * * * * * echo "Hello from CRON" > /tmp/echo.log > > > But always receive the following messages in the event viewer: > > 1. The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/cron )could > not be found. It contains the following insertion string(s): /usr/sbin/cron > : Win32 Process Id = 0xB1 : Cygwin Process Id = 0xB1 :(trendadm) CMD > (/usr/bin/date > $HOME/date.log). > [...]
Did you try to redirect stderr as well? * * * * * /usr/bin/date > $HOME/date.log 2>&1 Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Developer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Red Hat, Inc. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/