We are using Suse Linux version 8.1 and we have a crontab set up - recently the crontab stopped running and without rebooting the machine I want to know a) what could have happened and b) how I can get the cron to start working again? I have restarted the cron deamon without any effect, restarted the networking side of the machines i.e interfaces, restarted inetd..... In need of help Thanx in advance Damian _____ Damian Buckley I.T Assistant Federation of Small Businesses The information contained in this email is strictly confidential and for the use of the addressee only. Notice is hereby given that any disclosure, use or copying of the information by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited and may be illegal. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately by return email. The sender and the FSB do not accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of software viruses and advises that you carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment.
Damian Buckley wrote:
We are using Suse Linux version 8.1 and we have a crontab set up - recently the crontab stopped running and without rebooting the machine I want to know a) what could have happened and b) how I can get the cron to start working again? I have restarted the cron deamon without any effect, restarted the networking side of the machines i.e interfaces, restarted inetd.....
Damian Is cron running ? (rccron status). If so is there an entry made in /var/log/messages at the time the cron job should run ? Damian
On Thursday 25 September 2003 14:30, Damian Buckley wrote:
We are using Suse Linux version 8.1 and we have a crontab set up - recently the crontab stopped running and without rebooting the machine I want to know a) what could have happened and b) how I can get the cron to start working again? I have restarted the cron deamon without any effect, restarted the networking side of the machines i.e interfaces, restarted inetd.....
Literally not running, i.e. crashing? Or just not doing what you expect of it? If the latter, it could be a syntax error in the crontab file. are there no error messages or warnings at all in /var/log/messages from cron? Look specifically for lines like usr/sbin/cron[1743]: (*system*) RELOAD (/etc/crontab) to tell you when your crontab was last edited
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