On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 02:03:28PM -0700, Keith Christian via Cygwin wrote: > Cygwin people, > > Running with this version of Cygwin. > CYGWIN_NT-10.0 DESKTOP-ASERVER 3.1.7(0.340/5/3) 2020-08-22 17:48 x86_64 Cygwin > > Windows info: > $ /lib/csih/winProductName.exeMicrosoft Windows 10 Professional, > 64-bit (build 18363) > > I installed using cron-config, and created the cyg_server user.cron > starts OK, but does not appear to execute the crontabs. > No messages or errors in /var/log/cron.log. > > $ cygrunsrv -Q cron > Service : cron > Display name : Cron daemon > Current State : Running > Controls Accepted : Stop > Command : /usr/sbin/cron -n
What's the output of "cygrunsrv -V -Q cron"? What are the file permissions on /var/log/cron.log? ("ls -l /var/log/cron.log"). The uid running cron needs write permission there. I run cron from the Local System account, which can setuid to other users. I don't know the circumstances where one should still use a non-SYSTEM account with Windows 10, but they aren't mine and I recommend running as SYSTEM if possible. Stephen -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple