I wrote my message from the top of my head. I veryfied later and the entry is actually
0 8,12,16, * * * root /usr/bin/fetchmail -f /home/sanchez/.fetchmailrc Anyway, it still doesn't work. P. Sanchez ---------- In message "Problems with Cron", [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Wed, Dec 17, 1997 at 09:40:00AM -0500, Pedro Sanchez wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I just installed Debian 1.3, the basic system plus whatever is required > > to run fetchmail, ppp and diald only (everything I installed is from the > > current stable distribution). I have two problems with cron: > > > > 1. New entries that I add to /etc/crontab are ignored. I edited the file > > and included the line > > > > 0 8,12,16 * * * /usr/bin/fetchmail -f /home/sanchez/.fetchmailrc > > > > There is no user "usr/bin/fetchmail". :-)> > IIRC the fields are 'min hr dom mon dow user command' in /etc/crontab. > > -- > Mike Schmitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bend-or.com/~mschmitz > Don't blame me - I voted libertarian! http://www.lp.org/ > Use Debian Linux - the free Gnu/Linux http://www.debian.org/ > ----------- > "If encryption is outlawed, only outlaws will have encryption" > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
