At 08:22 PM 10/28/2004, you wrote: >Hello all, > >This problem is driving me insane (I don't have far to go ;-). > >Configuration: >Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition, quad processor, 12 GB RAM. Just downloaded Cygwin a >few days ago. So, it should be the latest. > >The possible root cause: >BTW, I am trying to run cron as a service. >Our IT person installed Cygwin under a domain account. Cron would run every minute >but wouldn't switch user context. So, I had him re-install Cygwin under a new local >account that was assigned to the Windows Administrators group.
In addition to what Igor said, make sure you've read '/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron.README'. 'crond' won't be able to switch users if your service isn't run as SYSTEM. Running it as a member of the Domain Users and/or Administrators is of no value/use. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- 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/