On Jul 16 13:23:01, h...@stare.cz wrote: > crontab(1) says > > -u user Specifies the name of the user whose crontab(5) is to be > edited. If this option is not given, crontab examines ``your'' > crontab(5); i.e., the crontab of the person executing the > command. Note that su(1) can confuse crontab and that if you > are running inside of su(1) you should always use the -u option > for safety's sake. > > Is this actually true? > For me, it has always done the expected thing, > i.e., run as the user su(1)'d to.
Realy, > Could someone please provide an example > where su(1) confuses crontab(1)? > > Jan
