Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: cron

I know for a fact hey ware there, cause a couple of days ago I had to
edit (sudo crontab -l) to comment a few lines for a test I was doing
(trying a new backup program).

Today, when I was done testing, I wanted to uncomment the lines to roll
back the old backup schedule and the crontab was empty... sudo crontab
-e also indicated it empty.... and in /var/spool/cron/crontabs I have
found only the users files, not the root one.

Then, after I have cryed a little, I have found this post
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10742514#post10742514 with
someone describing the same issue, but in Lucid.... then I have posted
this bug report.

I am not sure if there is a workaround, a way to reproduce the symptoms,
a way to get my crontab file back (my /var/spool where never backed up),
or if there was a recent crontab upgrade during my testing... but I can
tell I had to reboot a couple of times theese days, and never expected
this to happen.

** Affects: cron (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  root crontab file has disapeard on my maverick box

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