I still recommend following the suggestions I outlined below. But I'll throw in another which is also worthwhile:
<http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-07/msg00155.html> If you can't get 'cron' working after all this, please report back some specifics of your efforts. Larry At 05:40 AM 10/12/2004, you wrote: >It seems that cron is not working at all. > >What do I have to do set him to work? >OR to test if he is working? > >Thanks >MArcos > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Larry Hall >Sent: segunda-feira, 11 de Outubro de 2004 17:27 >To: Marcos Rebelo; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Cron doesn't work > >At 08:25 AM 10/11/2004, you wrote: >>I have the cron installed, my crontab is: >>*/2 * * * * perl -e 'open(FILE, >>">/cygdrive/c/deleteMe.txt") or die $!; print FILE (time."\n"); >>close(FILE)' >> >>but nothing is going on. > > >I suggest you start with something easier (like '/bin/echo "hello"'), >always use full paths, search the email archives for cron problems and >solutions, and read and follow the advice at: > >>Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > > > >-- >Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com >RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX >Holliston, MA 01746 > > >-- >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/ > > > >-- >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/ -- 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/
