From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 21 07:17:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B89016A4CE for ; Fri, 21 May 2004 07:17:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web40403.mail.yahoo.com (web40403.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.78.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4081643D2D for ; Fri, 21 May 2004 07:17:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from carvin5string@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20040521141741.53444.qmail@web40403.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [207.17.234.210] by web40403.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 21 May 2004 07:17:41 PDT Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 07:17:41 -0700 (PDT) From: carvin5string To: Bill Moran In-Reply-To: <40AD495E.4050003@potentialtech.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cron can't find root or operator X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 14:17:49 -0000 --- Bill Moran wrote: > What you did was install the system crontab as a user. Log in as the > user you executed "crontab crontab" as, and enter "crontab -r". That > will remove the crontab for that user. > > On a related note. I'm going to make some changes to that section of > the handbook in an attempt to clarify it. Do you mind if I contact > you > directly to get your feedback on whether or not my changes make that > chapter easier to understand? > > -- > Bill Moran > Potential Technologies > http://www.potentialtech.com Bill, Thanks for the help. Yeah, you can contact me if you need to. It would be nice to see some info about the differance between the system and user crontabs and how to properly create and use a user crontab, as well as when/why one would want to use a user crontab. Plus the alternatives, if it is not the appropriate way of handling whatever the user needs done. Like in my case - I want to have a logrotate script and webalizer run once a week on sunday nights at midnight. I was trying to follow the instructions included with webalizer and in the Handbook, nothing more. Regards, Chip W Simrad, Inc www.simradusa.com www.simrad.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains – Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer