bill, try this: strace -o anacron.log anacrontab -f -n -d -t /home/foo/.anacrontab
when you get the command prompt back, look at the file towards the end. there will be a call to "open" that returned an ENOENT. you might be able to do a search on: /open.*ENOENT look at the arguments to open(). that might provide a hint as to what file anacron is _really_ trying to open. pete begin Bill Kendrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Does anyone know anything about anacron? > > I created the following anacrontab file (/home/foo/.anacrontab): > > SHELL=/bin/sh > PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin > > 1 65 test echo hello > > > > I tried running it with: > > anacrontab -f -n -d -t /home/foo/.anacrontab > > ...but I get this ridiculous error: > > Anacron 2.3 started on 2003-01-27 > anacron: Error opening /home/foo/.anacrontab: No such file or directory > anacron: Aborted > > > > -f = Force execution of the jobs, ignoring timestamps. > (e.g., do it NOW) > > -n = Run jobs now. Ignore the delay specifications. > > -d = Don't fork to the background. (Info. messages go to stderr, here.) > > -t = Use the specified anacrontab (in this case, /home/foo/.anacrontab), > rather than the default (/etc/anacrontab) > > > > > Any ideas?! > > > Thanks! > > -bill! -- First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi, being prophetic about Linux. Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
