Hi Just a little precision: the /etc "copy/mount" is done before having start the cron process. Thanks again if you have an idea.
hubert.loewenguth a ?crit : > hi to the community > > I'm not sure here is the good place for my question because it's not > related to the ppc architecture, but i try. > Here is my problem I don't understand: > I have an embended linux 2.4.20 on a 8260 ppc with a cramfs root > file-system I use since 1 year. > Everything works fine. > During the init process, the content of the /etc directory is copy in > a tmpfs file system and then then a tmpfs file-system is mounted on > /etc and fill with the old content. > (thanks to that, I can replace after some files in the /etc by other > specific files store in a little jffs part of the flash with the > customer specific configurations /etc configuration files). > > Recently, I've decided to add cron to this platform and something very > strange appear. > My /etc/crontab file is very simple: > > ----------------------------------------------- > SHELL=/bin/sh > PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin > MAILTO="" > HOME=/ > > #test of cron > * * * * * root echo date >>/tmp/essai > ----------------------------------------------- > > everything works fine when I boot on a nfs file-system. > But nothing is done (/tmp/essai not created) if I boot on the cramfs > file-system. > And what is the only difference beetwen the two startup:........ the > timestamp of the /etc/crontab (1/1/1970 for crontab coming from the > cramfs) > > So I try something after having boot on cramfs: > echo "#toto">>/etc/crontab > > And ones I have done this, the cron process start to work correctly, > creating and editing the /tmp/essai. > I know that cron verify if the /etc/crontab has changed every mn, so I > think this is the reason it works after, but why does it not see the > first crontab file ? > It's juste like the 1/1/1970 timestamp of /etc/crontab make him > invisible by cron. > > Does anyone having an idea or having already encounter this kind of > problem ? > I have find nothing on the web about this or a similar problem. > > Thanks for any help > >_______________________________________________ >Linuxppc-embedded mailing list >Linuxppc-embedded at ozlabs.org >https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: hubert.loewenguth.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 285 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-embedded/attachments/20060615/9ec6f04b/attachment.vcf
