On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 08:19:13PM -0700, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, Kory Krofft wrote:
> > Cass, > > > > Did you enter the line as presented in the /etc/crontab file? > > * * * * * root /bin/date >> /tmp/mycrontest.txt Make sure that the "root" entry is required (that is old syntax); is it? > > I tried it just as posted and I get nothing in the /tmp directory. > > I tested it from the command line and it of course worked fine. > > > > Does anyone have a clue what might need fixed in cron? > > This is a Bering setup. > > Make sure you have an empty line at the end of the file. If you are running a script, then remember that cron normally only sets 4-6 environment variables: PATH, HOME, SHELL are typical - and a classic problem is not setting PATH fully. And other variables are not set at all... ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
