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Subject: Re: Simulate CRON
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Carmel writes:

>  > > I saw a posting here months ago regarding a way to simulate running
>  > > a script under CRON. I wrote it down and now cannot find it.
>  > > Googling has not proved very useful either. I just cannot remember
>  > > the program name.
>
>  > Are you looking for a cron syntax check? If yes, then this site
>  > should be of some help:
>  
>  No, sorry. There was a command or program, I forgot which, that
>  would allow a user to run a program under another environment,
>  similar to the environment that a script under CRON would be
>  running under.

	Are you possibly talking about a jail?



					Robert Huff