Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:02:52 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Dan Mahoney <dmahoney@pe.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Running shutdown from a cron job Message-ID: <19656.937245772@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:25:11 MST." <199909130325.UAA10995@smtp.pe.net>
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On Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:25:11 MST, Dan Mahoney wrote: > Unfortunately, when I tried adding a line like > 0 0 * * * /sbin/shutdown -r now > to root's crontab, the shutdown never happens. > I assume I'm overlooking something pretty > basic here. Is there some valid reason why > I can't run shutdown or reboot from a cron job? Yes. Like you said, the machine's locking up. :-) Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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