Eric at Lucii.org on 5 Jul 2010 10:53:28 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] crontab won't work


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Is this root's cron?
Allegedly, some cron programs allow a username for the process to be run as.
I've never seen it work but it still appears in some documentation.

Suggest you remove it and try again.

Eric

On 07/05/2010 01:25 PM, Edmond Rodriguez wrote:
> Why is the word "root" in there? 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>
>> To: PLUG Philadelphia Linux Users Group <PLUG@lists.phillylinux.org>
>> Sent: Mon, July 5, 2010 12:46:00 PM
>> Subject: [PLUG] crontab won't work
>>
>> I installed Debian stable on an old system I had lying around to be used as an 
>>
> rsync backup server.
> 
> My backup routine is called as a cron job fron 
>> /etc/crontab.  Oddly, none of 
> the things I've entered into crontab 
>> execute.   I can execute the scripts fine 
> outside of crontab, but 
>> nothing seems to work from within it.
> 
> For example, I added this line to 
>> test if it was working:
> 
> 26 12   * * *   root mkdir 
>> /test1
> 
> This should have created a new directory at 12:26 PM.  it 
>> didn't.
> 
> Checking syslog, I see this weird message:
> 
> Jul  5 
>> 12:17:03 Backup /USR/SBIN/CRON[7125]: (root) CMD (   cd / && 
>> run-parts 
> --report /etc/cron.hourly)
> Jul  5 12:24:01 Backup 
>> /usr/sbin/cron[3363]: (*system*) RELOAD (/etc/crontab)
> Jul  5 12:25:01 
>> Backup /usr/sbin/cron[3363]: (*system*) RELOAD (/etc/crontab)
> Jul  5 
>> 12:26:01 Backup /usr/sbin/cron[3363]: (*system*) RELOAD 
>> (/etc/crontab)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Anybody have any ideas what this 
>> means?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> BTW, here is my complete /etc/crontab
> 
> # 
>> /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab
> # Unlike any other crontab you don't have 
>> to run the `crontab'
> # command to install the new version when you edit this 
>> file
> # and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields,
> # 
>> that none of the other crontabs 
>> do.
> 
> SHELL=/bin/sh
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
> 
> # 
>> m h dom mon dow user  command
> 17 *    * * *   root  
>>   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
> 25 6    
>> * * *   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && 
>> run-parts --
> report /etc/cron.daily )
> 47 6    * * 7  
>> root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts 
>> --
> report /etc/cron.weekly )
> 52 6    1 * *   root  
>>   test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --
> report 
>> /etc/cron.monthly )
> #
> 
> 
> 
> # Run the backup routine every night at 
>> 12:01 AM
> 01 00   * * *   root    
>> /etc/rsync/BackupDisks.py
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 26 12   * * *   root 
>> mkdir /test1
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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#  Eric Lucas
#
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#                 And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
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