Update: It seems that minutes past the half hour are working. 12 23 * * 1-5 command # does not work 45 23 * * 1-5 command # works
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cron in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1657592 Title: Cannot set hour and minute at same time Status in cron package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm using Linux Mint 18 Sarah, which is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, which uses the Ubuntu cron package version 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2. Expectation: ----------- 11 23 * * 1-5 command To run command from monday to friday on 11 past 23. Observation: ----------- Doesn't run. * 23 * * 1-5 command # WORKS - every minute at 23 o' clock 11 * * * 1-5 command # WORKS - 11 past every hour 11 23 * * 1-5 command # Does NOT work Work around: ----------- Only schedule jobs in the second half hour (e.g. 44 minutes past) is possible using this hack: */44 23 * * 1-5 # WORKS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/1657592/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp