User crontab file dosent run...?
perikillo
perikillo at gmail.com
Mon Jul 17 17:18:50 UTC 2006
Hi people.
Im testing how to run scripts from cron using the crontab program,
the handbook say tha each user need to have a crontab file if they
want to run some process with the cron program:
user-x$ crontab -e
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
MAILTO=root
*/1 * * * * user-x /bin/echo "Testing"
went the user finish and save the file the system say:
"/tmp/crontab.JIh2pM4Ey5" 5 lines, 120 characters
crontab: installing new crontab
Them i use the flag -l to see that user crontab file:
root# crontab -l -u user-x
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
MAILTO=root
*/1 * * * * user-x /bin/echo "Testing"
Them the handbook say that the root user must add the user crontab file:
root#crontab /var/cron/tabs/user-x_crontab_file
But here the crontab add the crontab to user root, ok no problem just
what to see this think works, but still dosent see any mail to root,
them i run again the command but using the flag -u user-x:
root#crontab -u user-x /var/cron/tabs/user-x_crontab_file
My cron program is running, i stop and restart the cron daemon but
still dont see any answer.
I read some mails from this list but my system still dont run my test job.
I forget something...? Thanks for your time.
Running FreeBSD_5.4-p16.
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