Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:25:35 -0600 From: "Timms, Simon" <STimms@petro-canada.ca> To: 'Jonathan Arnold' <jdarnold@buddydog.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: crontab root not found Message-ID: <BB28669D4974D311B4A00008C75D1CF90F54C0D6@pcaxs02.pcacorp.net>
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Sure thing, here is the file. But the line I added (right at the = bottom) is commented out. BTW I am running 5.1 release. I also get operator not = found when it tries to run the second entry. # /etc/crontab - root's crontab for FreeBSD # # $FreeBSD: src/etc/crontab,v 1.32 2002/11/22 16:13:39 tom Exp $ # SHELL=3D/bin/sh PATH=3D/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin HOME=3D/var/log # #minute hour mday month wday who command # */5 * * * * root /usr/libexec/atrun # # Save some entropy so that /dev/random can re-seed on boot. */11 * * * * operator = /usr/libexec/save-entropy # # Rotate log files every hour, if necessary. 0 * * * * root newsyslog # # Perform daily/weekly/monthly maintenance. 1 3 * * * root periodic daily 15 4 * * 6 root periodic weekly 30 5 1 * * root periodic monthly # # Adjust the time zone if the CMOS clock keeps local time, as opposed = to # UTC time. See adjkerntz(8) for details. 1,31 0-5 * * * root adjkerntz -a # Run portupgrade #* 2 * * * root /usr/local/scripts/cron.portupgrade -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Arnold [mailto:jdarnold@buddydog.org] Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 9:18 AM To: Timms, Simon Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: crontab root not found > I seem to be having some trouble with cron. I edited my crontab file = and > added a line then ran=20 >=20 > #crontab /etc/crontab >=20 > Now my email box is full of "cron root not found". Nonsense, I said, = I am I'd say you should post the new line you added to cron. Sounds like you have the formatting incorrectlying, and it is trying to run a bogus command called either 'cron' or 'root'. --=20 Jonathan Arnold (mailto:jdarnold@buddydog.org) Daemon Dancing in the Dark, a FreeBSD blog: http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog ******************** This email communication is intended as a private communication for the = sole use of the primary addressee and those individuals listed for copies in = the original message. The information contained in this email is private = and confidential and if you are not an intended recipient you are hereby notified that copying, forwarding or other dissemination or = distribution of this communication by any means is prohibited. If you are not = specifically authorized to receive this email and if you believe that you received = it in error please notify the original sender immediately. We honour similar requests relating to the privacy of email communications. Cette communication par courrier =E9lectronique est une communication = priv=E9e =E0 l'usage exclusif du destinataire principal ainsi que des personnes dont = les noms figurent en copie. Les renseignements contenus dans ce courriel = sont confidentiels et si vous n'=EAtes pas le destinataire pr=E9vu, vous = =EAtes avis=E9, par les pr=E9sentes que toute reproduction, tout transfert ou toute = autre forme de diffusion de cette communication par quelque moyen que ce soit = est interdit. Si vous n'=EAtes pas sp=E9cifiquement autoris=E9 =E0 = recevoir ce courriel ou si vous croyez l'avoir re=E7u par erreur, veuillez en aviser = l'exp=E9diteur original imm=E9diatement. Nous respectons les demandes similaires qui touchent la confidentialit=E9 des communications par courrier = =E9lectronique.
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