Please run the cron_diagnose.sh script to see if it can identify any problems with your cron set up and related files. The latest version of this script can be found at:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg00379.html Please read the output of this script carefully. You may need to run it several times. It stops each time it finds a problem. > -----Original Message----- > From: John Joganic > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 4:51 PM > To: cygwin > Subject: 1.5.9: cron hangs on 2003 server > > > Bash scripts that run normally from the command line hang > periodically > in cron. Is there a specific diagnostic approach for this class of > problem? The server has 3.3GB of 4GB free memory and the max > heap size > is 1GB per the User Guide. The same script runs correctly on other > cygwin installations. Only the 2003 Server does not run > consistently. > Any help, observations, or referrals would be greatly > appreciated, and I > can provide more information as needed. > > I should also add that the script in question is not considered the > culprit. Logging from within the script shows that it hangs in > arbitrary places. > > The cygcheck.out file is attached with some names changed to > protect the > innocent. > > John Joganic > Prime Analytics > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/