From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 12 00:54:00 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 4747B16A4CF for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 00:54:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from obrist.ephgroup.net (mail.ephgroup.net [213.129.73.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 134F443D2D for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 00:53:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dave@ephgroup.com) Received: from daveslaptop (host81-7-12-84.adsl.v21.co.uk [81.7.12.84]) 4D5AA47B0F for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:53:57 +0000 (GMT) From: "Dave Carrera" To: Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:53:52 -0000 Message-ID: <003201c4080f$8b8c83f0$0301a8c0@daveslaptop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal Subject: Cron job questions 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, 12 Mar 2004 08:54:00 -0000 Hi List, I am trying to set up a cronjob and want to pass by the list if I am = doing it right. 1) I saw on a list that /usr/lib/cron/cron.allow or = /usr/lib/cron/cron.deny needs to exist is this true on FreeBSD as I don=92t have them which I = think restricts only root to use cron. 2) I can only su to root dose this affect the way cron works 3) do root#ee /etc/crontab add cron job save exite and run root#crontab crontab to activate it? 4) if not what do I do. First go at this so clear instructions would be very much appreciated Thank you in advance Dave C --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.619 / Virus Database: 398 - Release Date: 10/03/2004 =20