Thank you, Erdmut. This is much help -- indeed, the solution! Many thanks,
judith On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 12:23:27AM +0100, Erdmut Pfeifer wrote: > > I think what you are looking for is /etc/cron.d and the files therein. > Typically, when anacron is installed, there is a file /etc/cron.d/anacron > containing the line > > 30 7 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron && /usr/sbin/anacron -s > > > which explains the activity around 7 am you see. > > The feature that cron is treating the files in /etc/cron.d as extensions > to /etc/crontab is a debian-specific modification of the regular cron > behaviour -- see the section "DEBIAN SPECIFIC" in man cron. > > hope that helps now ;) > Erdmut > > > -- > Erdmut Pfeifer > science+computing gmbh > > -- Bugs come in through open windows. Keep Windows shut! -- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
