anything in /var/log/cron.log ? and are you mounts system or user ? ie. $ mount |grep "/ type system"
should give something like h:\cygwin on / type system (binmode) > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill McCormick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 July 2003 08:25 > To: Cygwin > Subject: problem starting cron as a service > > > I get this in the win app error log: > > Event Type: Error > Event Source: cron > Event Category: None > Event ID: 0 > Date: 7/21/2003 > Time: 2:14:08 AM > User: BILLHOME\Administrator > Computer: BILLHOME > Description: > The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( cron ) cannot > be found. The > local computer may not have the necessary registry > information or message > DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. The following > information is part of the event: cron : PID 2276 : starting > service `cron' > failed: execv: 0, No error. > > While trying to start the service as Administrator (or from > LocalSytems > account). I rm'd /var/run/cron.pid and /var/log/cron.log > before trying to > start. > > Thanks > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
