Please run cron_diagnose.sh version 1.5. Numerous bugs have been found and fixed.
This version can be found (as an attachment) on the mailing list at: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg00379.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Hank Statscewich > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 8:12 PM > To: cygwin > Subject: CRON problems > > > Hello, > > I've been doing my best to read all the previous FAQ pages, > README documents, > and forum posts, but I am still having issues getting my cron > jobs to run the > way I want them to. If I explicitly start cron by calling > /usr/sbin/cron, then > my jobs run fine, but my application demands that the > computer be rebooted > daily and I will not be onsite to issue this comand. I would > like cron to start > up after reboot automatically and if I understand correctly, this is > accomplished by following the instructions in > cron_diagnose.sh which describe > how to shutdown the cron service, uninstall it, reinstall it > and start it. > Everything works just fine except for starting the service, > when I run: > cygrunsrv -S cron. I get this error message: > cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: > Win32 error 1062: > The service has not been started. > > After reading through some more posts I have become > thoroughly confused, so I > have resorted to asking for help. > The output from cron_diagnose.sh is: > cron_diagnose.sh 1.2 > > This script did not find any errors in your crontab setup. > If you are still unable to get cron to work, then try > shutting down the cron service, uninstalling it, > reinstalling it, and restarting it. > > The following commands will do that: > $ cygrunsrv --stop cron > $ cygrunsrv --remove cron > $ cygrunsrv --install cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D > $ cygrunsrv --start cron > > If none of this fixes the problem, then report your problem > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please include a copy of your crontab, > ('crontab -l') and the output of 'cygcheck -srv > cygcheck.txt'. > > PLEASE include the generated files 'cygcheck.txt' *as an attachment*, > and NOT in the body of the mail message. > > > My crontab looks like this: > # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall. > # (/tmp/crontab.1244 installed on Wed May 5 23:57:19 2004) > # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 1.7 2003/04/15 15:13:41 > corinna Exp $) > 53 21 * * * shutdown -r -f now > 58 * * * * tcsh /home/stats/Trans/programs/hourly_mover.tcsh > 03 22 * * * tcsh /home/stats/Trans/programs/daily_mover.tcsh > > Thanks in advance for your help. I have attatched > cygcheck.txt as instructed. > > Hank > > -- > > > > -- 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/