Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 16:17:16 -0500 (CDT) From: David Fleck <david.fleck@mchsi.com> To: chip <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Subject: Re: cron can't find root or operator Message-ID: <20040522152010.O29103@grond.sourballs.org> In-Reply-To: <40AFA388.7080006@wiegand.org> References: <20040521141741.53444.qmail@web40403.mail.yahoo.com> <40AF65C5.1060506@potentialtech.com> <40AFA388.7080006@wiegand.org>
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On Sat, 22 May 2004, chip wrote:
> So, now I am trying to run -
> crontab crontab
> in my non-root user directory, as the non-root user, and it fails with this-
> "crontab: crontab: No such file or directory"
> I tried -
> crontab -u chip crontab -e (with and without the -e)
> also and it failed with the same message. So I then su'd and tried again
> and got the same message again. The I tried -
> /etc/crontab -u chip crontab (with and without the -e)
> and get permission denied, as root.
1. Using the information in crontab(5), write a file containing your cron
jobs in your favorite text editor.
2. run 'crontab {filename}' to install the cron.
3. run 'crontab -l' to verify that cron has installed your file.
--
David Fleck
david.fleck@mchsi.com
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