What is the output of 'ls -ln /var/cron/tab/buck'? 'buck' needs to have its 'group' ownership set to SYSTEM, and SYSTEM needs to have its value set to 18.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Buck Turgidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Cron Won't Run Jobs > > > I have the following line in monsql, and I don't see it, > unless I run it > manually: > > echo "Monsql executed on $(date)" >> /tmp/cron.log > > Here is the output from cygcheck -sv > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vince Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Buck Turgidson'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:05 AM > Subject: RE: Cron Won't Run Jobs > > > > Moer info would be good. (cygcheck as an attachment is > always a good start > > :) > > does monsql pop up a window ? (services that interact with > the desktop > need > > spacial permission) > > try adding a line like > > * * * * * /usr/bin/touch /tmp/crond_running > > to your crontab and see if that works, > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Buck Turgidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 05 December 2002 13:51 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Cron Won't Run Jobs > > > > > > > > > I installed CYGWIN yesterday, and am having trouble getting > > > cron to work. > > > My cron job, set to run every minute, does not execute. > > > > > > I have read through the archives, and below is relevant data. > > > > > > I would appreciate any advice on what to try next > > > > > > > > > chmod 1777 /var/cron > > > chmod 1777 /var/cron/tabs > > > > > > cygrunsrv -E cron > > > cygrunsrv -R cron > > > cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D -e "CYGWIN=tty ntsec" > > > cygrunsrv -S cron > > > > > > > > > This is what the process list looks like: > > > > > > /var/cron > ps -ef > > > UID PID PPID TTY STIME COMMAND > > > buck 395 1 con 08:36:06 /usr/bin/bash > > > SYSTEM 392 1 ? 08:40:54 /usr/bin/cygrunsrv > > > SYSTEM 350 392 ? 08:40:54 /usr/sbin/cron > > > buck 63 395 con 08:48:11 /usr/bin/ps > > > > > > > > > This is /etc/group > > > > > > /var/cron > cat /etc/group > > > SYSTEM:S-1-5-18:18: > > > None:S-1-5-21-926890155-1422859606-844764980-513:513: > > > Administrators:S-1-5-32-544:544: > > > Backup Operators:S-1-5-32-551:551: > > > Guests:S-1-5-32-546:546: > > > Power Users:S-1-5-32-547:547: > > > Replicator:S-1-5-32-552:552: > > > Users:S-1-5-32-545:545: > > > /var/cron > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is my cronjob > > > > > > /var/cron > crontab -l > > > # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall. > > > # (/tmp/crontab.312 installed on Thu Dec 5 08:39:21 2002) > > > # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 1.6 2001/09/19 17:09:55 > > > corinna Exp $) > > > */1 * * * * monsql > > > /var/cron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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/ > > > > > > > -- > > 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/ > > > -- 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/
