I'm trying the /etc/crontab because the user's crontab files are not executed. When they work (I hope they will!), then this fetchmail job will be executed there. I tried creating the user crontabs both as superuser (crontab -u sanchez -e) and from the user account (crontab -e). There's no difference.
I was not aware of the syntax "crontab <filename>". What is "filename"? /var/spool/cron/crontab/sanchez (or something like that)? I'm not in my computer right now, I'll try tonight to see what happens. Thank you, P. Sanchez ---------- In message "Problems with Cron", [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > hello, this is a silly question but did you do a crontab <filename> after > you made your users' crontabs. > if not try that. Couldn't you try to do your fetchmail cronjob in your > area instead of /etc/ just an observation. > Paul > > > On 17 Dec 1997, 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 > > > > However this is never executed. Other than editing this file, is there > > something else that I have to do? > > > > 2. User crontab files are also ignored. I use crontab -e to create the files > > and I've tried with and without /var/spool/cron/allow (with valid user > > entries). > > > > I've checked the system time, is ok, and I even re-installed the cron debian > > package. After editing /etc/crontab I rebooted my PC (a la Win95) but > > nothing changed. > > > > I've used cron before and never found any problems. I tend then to believe > > this is not a problem with cron but with something else, however I can't > > figure out what. Any suggestions are welcome. > > > > Thank you, > > > > P. Sanchez > > ---------- > > > > > > -- > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
