Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-22 Thread Daniel Frey
On 03/21/2017 10:10 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 03/21/2017 10:49 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: >> On 03/22/2017 12:48 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: >>> >>> Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at >>> the correct time. >>> >> >> blarg, cronie with

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-22 Thread thelma
On 03/22/2017 12:46 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 22/03/2017 02:27, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> I have a cron tab entry: >> 5 18 3 * 1-5 >> >> To my understanding it will run 18:05 on the 3rd day of the month, from >> Mon-Fri. >> >> So why did this cron entry run today? >> > > You have not

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-22 Thread Gerrit Kühn
On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:13:09 -0600 the...@sys-concept.com wrote about Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab: > https://crontab.guru/#5_18_3_*_1-5 > > ?At 18:05 on day-of-month 3 and on every day-of-week from Monday through > Friday.? > > So it shouldn't run today! But it should. It run

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-22 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 22/03/2017 02:27, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I have a cron tab entry: 5 18 3 * 1-5 To my understanding it will run 18:05 on the 3rd day of the month, from Mon-Fri. So why did this cron entry run today? You have not read the man page. Fields 3 & 4 plus 5 are not anded like you are

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 10:49 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 03/22/2017 12:48 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: >> >> Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at >> the correct time. >> > > blarg, cronie with USE="-anacron", the anacron flag needs to be OFF. I have:

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/22/2017 12:48 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at the correct time. blarg, cronie with USE="-anacron", the anacron flag needs to be OFF.

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/22/2017 12:42 AM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: You might be correct on my other system I have: sys-process/vixie-cron and the cron job is running at a wrong time as well. It just happen after recent upgrade. Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at the

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 10:00 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 03/21/2017 11:48 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> >>> Which cron program are you using? For example, anacron and fcron will >>> attempt to run "missed" jobs. >> >> System time is correct. >> >> >> I'm running: sys-process/cronie

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/21/2017 11:48 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: Which cron program are you using? For example, anacron and fcron will attempt to run "missed" jobs. System time is correct. I'm running: sys-process/cronie sys-process/cronbase I'll try to switch to sys-process/vixie-cron Don't

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 09:26 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 03/21/2017 11:13 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> >> https://crontab.guru/#5_18_3_*_1-5 >> >> “At 18:05 on day-of-month 3 and on every day-of-week from Monday through >> Friday.” >> >> So it shouldn't run today! >> > > Which cron program

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/21/2017 11:13 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: https://crontab.guru/#5_18_3_*_1-5 “At 18:05 on day-of-month 3 and on every day-of-week from Monday through Friday.” So it shouldn't run today! Which cron program are you using? For example, anacron and fcron will attempt to run

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread tuxic
On 03/21 09:13, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > On 03/21/2017 06:53 PM, Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku wrote: > > If I remember, it runs on the 1st to 5th day of the week, and the third day > > of the month. But I'd have to look to be sure. > > > > On 2017-03-21 17:27, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
On 03/21/2017 06:53 PM, Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku wrote: > If I remember, it runs on the 1st to 5th day of the week, and the third day > of the month. But I'd have to look to be sure. > > On 2017-03-21 17:27, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> I have a cron tab entry: >> 5 18 3 * 1-5 >> >> To my

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku
If I remember, it runs on the 1st to 5th day of the week, and the third day of the month. But I'd have to look to be sure. On 2017-03-21 17:27, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I have a cron tab entry: > 5 18 3 * 1-5 > > To my understanding it will run 18:05 on the 3rd day of the month, from >

[gentoo-user] cron tab

2017-03-21 Thread thelma
I have a cron tab entry: 5 18 3 * 1-5 To my understanding it will run 18:05 on the 3rd day of the month, from Mon-Fri. So why did this cron entry run today? -- Thelma