At 05:24 PM 4/26/2004, you wrote: >--- Larry Hall wrote: >> At 04:43 PM 4/14/2004, you wrote: >> >The cron service failed to start due to the following error: >> >Access is denied. >> >> <http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg00379.html> > >OK, let's just start with cron (ignoring the ssh >problem for the moment.
OK. >$ ./cron_diagnose.sh >cron_diagnose.sh 1.5 > >This script did not find any errors in your crontab setup. >If you are still unable to get cron to work, then try >shutting down the cron service, uninstalling it, >reinstalling it, and restarting it. > >The following commands will do that: > $ cygrunsrv --stop cron > $ cygrunsrv --remove cron > $ cygrunsrv --install cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D > $ cygrunsrv --start cron > >If none of this fixes the problem, then report your problem >to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please include a copy of your crontab, >('crontab -l') and the output of 'cygcheck -srv > cygcheck.txt'. > >Please include the generated files 'cygcheck.txt' *as an attachment*, >and NOT in the body of the mail message. > >$ cygrunsrv --stop cron > >$ cygrunsrv --remove cron > >$ cygrunsrv --install cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D > >$ cygrunsrv --start cron >cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: StartService: Win32 error 5: >Access is denied. > >$ crontab -l >Tom OK, first check the output of /var/log/cron.log. If that doesn't clarify the situation for you, send it and the output of 'ls -Rl /var' to the list. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/