In my version of /usr/share/john/cronjob, the logic of creating the $PIDDIR is not working. Change it from:
[ ! -d $PIDDIR ] || mkdir -p $PIDDIR to: [ ! -d $PIDDIR ] && mkdir -p $PIDDIR Hope this helps, -- Phil Package: john Version: 1.7.8-1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org