> If I run the command /usr/sbin/program_prgchk everything works (no > <defunct> process) > But when I use it in the crontab I get a <defunct> process
The crontabs file on my system is stored in /var/spool/cron/ crontabs/. It appears you are checking the wrong file. Try a "crontab -e" from the command line and compare it to the contents in the /etc/crontab file. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
