Thanks for the heads up ... So /etc/crontab has ...On Thu, July 24 at 8:13 AM EDT David selby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab' # command to install the new version when you edit this file. # This file also has a username field, that none of the other crontabs do.
SHELL=/bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin MAILTO=web
# m h dom mon dow user command 25 1 * * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report
/etc/cron.daily 47 6 * * 7 root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report
/etc/cron.weekly 52 6 1 * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report
/etc/cron.monthl y #
& changed cron.daily to 1:25 ... guess what 7:35 it executed ! I did a /etc/init.d/cron restart, 7:35, I did a system re-boot, 7:35 !
I checked out anacron, I don't see how this can have an effect
Any Ideas what I am doing wrong ?
I think if you man 5 crontab it says in a comment in the ample file that the directory /etc/cron.d is now used for anachron. Edit the file /etc/cron.d/anachron... to me this system is doubled up and I would comment out the lines in the system wide crontab - maybe this is wrong and someone can point out why?
Shawn Lamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
25 6 * * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily
ie if anacron don't exist, execute cron.daily as a backup system ...
/etc/cron.d/anacron ...
30 7 * * * root test -x /etc/init.d/anacron && /etc/init.d/anacron start >/dev/n
ull
mmm ... and man 5 anacron has
EXAMPLE SYSTEM CRON FILE This has the username field, as used by /etc/crontab. # /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab' # command to install the new version when you edit this file. # This file also has a username field, that none of the other crontabs do.
SHELL=/bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
# m h dom mon dow usercommand 42 6 * * *rootrun-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 47 6 * * 7rootrun-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly 52 6 1 * *rootrun-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly # # Removed invocation of anacron, as this is now handled by a # /etc/cron.d file
Kind of makes sense ...
Dave
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