Re: Cron Issue
- Original Message - From: "Barnhart Jay" <> To: Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 11:02 AM Subject: RE: Cron Issue Here is the cronbug dumpI deleted a lot of the event log history to reduce the sizeIt's all the same error over and over again since it's running every 5 minutes... Jay, The main error messages are 2007/08/13 06:45:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 636: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 06:45:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 636: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) The problem is simply that you are running the cron daemon as SYSTEM on a Windows 2003 machine. Unfortunately on Windows 2003 SYSTEM does not have the privilege to setuid. This is indicated plainly in the cron-config script, which offers to create a privilege server. You seem to have done so because /var/log/cron.log is owned by cron_server. I have no idea why your cron daemon is now running as SYSTEM. Once the service has been created (under SYSTEM or any other user name), cron_diagnose.sh simply checks that the various permissions are OK for cron to run, it doesn't give any additional warnings if you are on Windows 2003. You should run cron-config again and reinstall the service. You have one other problem with the Administrator crontab: 2007/08/13 06:22:39 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3156: (CRON) STARTUP (V5.0) 2007/08/13 06:22:39 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3156: (Administrator) WRONG FILE OWNER (tabs/Administrator) That crontab is ignored by cron, only the one for dsorftpt_edms is taken into account. That error is weird because ls -l shows -rw-r- 1 Administrator Administrators 248 Aug 10 12:21 /var/cron/tabs/Administrator Do you have several Administrator in /etc/passwd? Pierre -- 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/
RE: Cron Issue
Here is the cronbug dumpI deleted a lot of the event log history to reduce the sizeIt's all the same error over and over again since it's running every 5 minutes... Thanks for your assistance Jay Barnhart OCP, Linux Certified SA, MPM 614-628-4854 Office 614-371-3891 Cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sabercorp.com -Original Message- From: Pierre A. Humblet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 10:32 AM To: Barnhart Jay; cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Cron Issue - Original Message - From: "Barnhart Jay" To: Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 10:07 AM Subject: Cron Issue I'm trying to get Cron running on our Windows 2003 environmentWe have installed the software and run cron_diagnose.sh with no issues. The problem I'm having is the /var/log/cron.log isn't showing any entries and the Windows event log has stated that "/usr/sbin/cron file not found". It seems like it's a path or permissions problem. The crontab file that I have created is running a super simple script every 5 minutes. The event log is generating the error every 5 minutes, which tells me that cron is reading the crontab file, so the error message is confusing I've read most of the postings that I've seen on this issue and added permissions, created the dedicated cron_server account, etc. *** Jay, Having the exact text of the error message would help. When you run cron_diagnose.sh you should see the following on the screen: ** If you cannot fix the problem, then report it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please run the script /usr/bin/cronbug and ATTACH its output (the file cronbug.txt) to your e-mail. ** Please do so as well. Pierre Current version -rwxrwx---+ 1 Administrator Users 4959 Jun 12 15:22 /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron-4.1-5.README Running crons: 315622363156 2900? 18 06:22:39 /usr/sbin/cron Sendmail: lrwxrwxrwx 1 Administrator None 16 Jul 18 10:19 /usr/sbin/sendmail -> /usr/bin/cronlog Crontabs: -rw-r- 1 Administrator Administrators 248 Aug 10 12:21 /var/cron/tabs/Administrator -rw-r- 1 dsorftpt_edms Administrators 302 Jul 31 06:42 /var/cron/tabs/dsorftpt_edms cron.log: -rwxrwxrwx 1 cron_server Administrators 0 Jul 20 08:55 /var/log/cron.log cron.pid: -rw-r--r-- 1 SYSTEM Administrators 5 Aug 13 06:22 /var/run/cron.pid Crontab: # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall. # (/tmp/crontab.LyjCsUzu3z installed on Wed Aug 8 06:41:10 2007) # (Cron version V5.0 -- $Id: crontab.c,v 1.12 2004/01/23 18:56:42 vixie Exp $) 00-59 * * * * $HOME/test.sh >> $HOME/cron.log Windows Application Events log: 2007/08/13 06:22:39 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3156: (CRON) STARTUP (V5.0) 2007/08/13 06:22:39 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3156: (Administrator) WRONG FILE OWNER (tabs/Administrator) 2007/08/13 06:22:40 [SYSTEM] cron: PID 2236: `cron' service started 2007/08/13 06:25:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 6040: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 06:25:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 6040: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) 2007/08/13 06:30:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 1888: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 06:30:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 1888: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) 2007/08/13 06:35:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 5728: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 06:35:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 5728: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) 2007/08/13 06:40:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 5336: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 06:40:02 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 5336: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) 2007/08/13 06:45:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 636: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 06:45:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 636: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) 2007/08/13 06:50:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 6068: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 06:50:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 6068: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) 2007/08/13 06:55:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3004: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 06:55:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3004: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) 2007/08/13 07:00:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 4716: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.sh >> $HOME/mmis/cron.log) 2007/08/13 07:00:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 4716: (CRON) error (can't switch user context) 2007/08/13 07:05:01 [SYSTEM] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 5984: (dsorftpt_edms) CMD (/home/dsorftpt_edms/mmis/test.
Re: Cron Issue
- Original Message - From: "Barnhart Jay" To: Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 10:07 AM Subject: Cron Issue I'm trying to get Cron running on our Windows 2003 environmentWe have installed the software and run cron_diagnose.sh with no issues. The problem I'm having is the /var/log/cron.log isn't showing any entries and the Windows event log has stated that "/usr/sbin/cron file not found". It seems like it's a path or permissions problem. The crontab file that I have created is running a super simple script every 5 minutes. The event log is generating the error every 5 minutes, which tells me that cron is reading the crontab file, so the error message is confusing I've read most of the postings that I've seen on this issue and added permissions, created the dedicated cron_server account, etc. *** Jay, Having the exact text of the error message would help. When you run cron_diagnose.sh you should see the following on the screen: ** If you cannot fix the problem, then report it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please run the script /usr/bin/cronbug and ATTACH its output (the file cronbug.txt) to your e-mail. ** Please do so as well. Pierre -- 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/
RE: cron issue
> I believe the problem was in the user accounts I have > setup on my windows box. I have both a domain > account \rdavies, and a machine > account \rdavies. I'll spare you the > reasons why. While I had stopped and deleted the > service cron with cygrunsrv, I had never tried to > install and start the service using the 2 steps. > When I tried, the -u rdavies flag actually picked > up the machine not domain user. And it wouldn't start. > > I deleted the machine user (assigned to group none, > and not likely to get any use anyway) and then > reconfigured with cron-configure. Poof! I now > have a new line every minute in the goofy log > file I was testing with. Thanks for your help. If you are able to think of a test that can be added to cron_diagnose.sh, please post it on this mail list. It sounds as though there should be a test to see whether the user's ID is "valid", by some definition. --- -- 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/
RE: cron issue
> I believe the problem was in the user accounts I have > setup on my windows box. I have both a domain > account \rdavies, and a machine > account \rdavies. I'll spare you the > reasons why. While I had stopped and deleted the > service cron with cygrunsrv, I had never tried to > install and start the service using the 2 steps. > When I tried, the -u rdavies flag actually picked > up the machine not domain user. And it wouldn't start. > > I deleted the machine user (assigned to group none, > and not likely to get any use anyway) and then > reconfigured with cron-configure. Poof! I now > have a new line every minute in the goofy log > file I was testing with. Thanks for your help. If you are able to think of a test that can be added to cron_diagnose.sh, please post it on this mail list. It sounds like there should be a test to see whether the user's ID is "valid for cron", by some definition. --- -- 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/
RE: cron issue
>Have you tried running the commands recommended by cron_diagnose.sh >for shutting down/uninstalling/installing/restarting the cron service, >i.e., the following? [RD] I believe the problem was in the user accounts I have setup on my windows box. I have both a domain account \rdavies, and a machine account \rdavies. I'll spare you the reasons why. While I had stopped and deleted the service cron with cygrunsrv, I had never tried to install and start the service using the 2 steps. When I tried, the -u rdavies flag actually picked up the machine not domain user. And it wouldn't start. I deleted the machine user (assigned to group none, and not likely to get any use anyway) and then reconfigured with cron-configure. Poof! I now have a new line every minute in the goofy log file I was testing with. Thanks for your help. Important Notice: The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. Thank you. -- 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/
RE: cron issue
>>1. What command sequence did you use to start the >> cron service on your computer? (In general, what >> commands did you use to set up package X? Or, what >> commands did you run prior to encountering a problem?) >[RD] I went the minimal effort route and ran /usr/bin/cron-config. I think this is the recommended method for people who are setting up the cron service for the first time. >I don't have a command line explicitly. What DOES happen at the >minimum is that cygrunsrv installs a service called cron running >as the user rdavies (me) using ntsec. I can confirm that the >service is running, and that ps -ef reports that cron is active >and running as the rdavies user. Have you tried running the commands recommended by cron_diagnose.sh for shutting down/uninstalling/installing/restarting the cron service, i.e., the following? C_d>If you are still unable to get cron to work, then try shutting C_d>down the cron service, uninstalling it, reinstalling it, and C_d>restarting it. C_d> C_d>The following commands will do that: C_d> $ cygrunsrv --stop cron C_d> $ cygrunsrv --remove cron C_d> $ cygrunsrv --install cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D C_d> (You can also add a -u switch) C_d> $ cygrunsrv --start cron C_d> C_d>If the cron service does not start, try deleting the file C_d>/var/run/cron.pid and then repeating the commands above. C_d> C_d>Also, examine the log file for cron, /var/log/cron.log, C_d>for information that it might give you about the problem cron C_d>is having. > >[RD] Symbolic link to exim: >lrwxrwxrwx 1 rdavies mkgroup-l-d 13 May 15 16:46 /usr/sbin/sendmail -> /usr/bin/exim > Group---> ^^^ I am not sure whether the fact that you have not set a group value for your user account has any effect on your ability to run a cron service. I do not think that it does. --- -- 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/
RE: cron issue
>1. What command sequence did you use to start the > cron service on your computer? (In general, what > commands did you use to set up package X? Or, what > commands did you run prior to encountering a problem?) [RD] I went the minimal effort route and ran /usr/bin/cron-config. I don't have a command line explicitly. What DOES happen at the minimum is that cygrunsrv installs a service called cron running as the user rdavies (me) using ntsec. I can confirm that the service is running, and that ps -ef reports that cron is active and running as the rdavies user. > I am running Cygwin on Windows 2003, so the > 'sshd_user'/'password' is required for my computer. > I think that this is *not* required for Windows XP. > In fact, you may not have set up an ssh service yet. [RD] I'm running on XP, and I do not have a secure shell daemon. Actually, the only daemon I'm running is exim and that just to keep cron happy. > "Important: Make sure you have a Cygwin MTA (e. g. either exim or ssmtp) > installed and configured! Cron tries to access the MTA by calling > /usr/bin/sendmail. On Cygwin this is usually a symlink pointing to the > appropriate binary. This symlink gets created by the MTA's >configuration >scripts (e. g. /usr/bin/exim-config or /usr/bin/ssmtp-config)." > >The README has a typo, above. "/usr/bin/sendmail" should read >"/usr/sbin/sendmail". Confirm that /usr/sbin/sendmail is a >symbolic link that points to your Cygwin MTA. [RD] Symbolic link to exim: lrwxrwxrwx 1 rdavies mkgroup-l-d 13 May 15 16:46 /usr/sbin/sendmail -> /usr/bin/exim Important Notice: The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. Thank you. -- 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/
RE: cron issue
1. What command sequence did you use to start the cron service on your computer? (In general, what commands did you use to set up package X? Or, what commands did you run prior to encountering a problem?) Here is what I am using to start my cron service. cygrunsrv --install cron --shutdown \ --path /usr/sbin/cron --args "-D" \ --disp "Cygwin cron" --desc "Cygwin vixie-cron service" \ --user sshd_server --passwd your-fine-password; I am running Cygwin on Windows 2003, so the 'sshd_user'/'password' is required for my computer. I think that this is *not* required for Windows XP. In fact, you may not have set up an ssh service yet. > > I opted for exim instead of ssmtp, which I presume is OK. > 2. To quote the README: "Important: Make sure you have a Cygwin MTA (e. g. either exim or ssmtp) installed and configured! Cron tries to access the MTA by calling /usr/bin/sendmail. On Cygwin this is usually a symlink pointing to the appropriate binary. This symlink gets created by the MTA's configuration scripts (e. g. /usr/bin/exim-config or /usr/bin/ssmtp-config)." The README has a typo, above. "/usr/bin/sendmail" should read "/usr/sbin/sendmail". Confirm that /usr/sbin/sendmail is a symbolic link that points to your Cygwin MTA. --- -- 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/
RE: cron issue
I checked the readme before configuring. I opted for exim instead of
ssmtp, which I presume is OK.
>1. Run 'cygcheck -l cron' to list the files included in the
> 'cron' package. (This is a general recommendation for
> any Cygwin package.)
[RD] I have all the files in the package (/etc/postinstall/cron.sh is
/etc/postinstall/cron.sh.done).
>2. Read the file /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron.README to get
> some Cygwin-specific instructions about 'cron', including
> the use of 'ssmtp' as a replacement for 'sendmail'.
[RD] Went with exim, but it's configured.
>3. Run '/usr/bin/cron_diagnose.sh' to see whether it can
> identify any problems with your cron setup.
[RD] $ cron_diagnose.sh
cron_diagnose.sh 1.10
This script did not find any errors in your cron 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
(You can also add a -u switch)
$ cygrunsrv --start cron
If the cron service does not start, try deleting the file
/var/run/cron.pid and then repeating the commands above.
Also, examine the log file for cron, /var/log/cron.log, for
information that it might give you about the problem cron is
having.
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'.
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RE: cron issue
Thanks ! That got me working... I didnt have exim of ssmtp installed or configured... Regards, npereira Subject: RE: cron issue Some steps you could try: 1. Run 'cygcheck -l cron' to list the files included in the 'cron' package. (This is a general recommendation for any Cygwin package.) 2. Read the file /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron.README to get some Cygwin-specific instructions about 'cron', including the use of 'ssmtp' as a replacement for 'sendmail'. 3. Run '/usr/bin/cron_diagnose.sh' to see whether it can identify any problems with your cron setup. Subject: RE: cron issue You had to install Sendmail to do this right? How did you do that? Did you follow a howto article or dsomething? I need to install sendmail also but from what I have read, sendmail doesn't work on cygwin... I get this: The owner and the Administrators need to have ..x permission to /usr/sbin/sendmail. Here are the current permissions: ls: /usr/sbin/sendmail: No such file or directory Any help you can provide to help me install sendmail would be greatly appreciated Regards, NPEreira >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've configured cron using cron-config running as a service with the SERVICE account and as a service with myself. Initially, I created a crontab to run an rsync backup, which never initiated. I then opted for something simple and obvious, sending the date to a file. I've attached my log, crontab and the cygcheck. I've verified that the service is running (under XP) and that cron is running. Roger Davies PeopleSoft HRMS 970.506.7750 Important Notice: The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. Thank you. -- 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/ -- 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/
RE: cron issue
Some steps you could try: 1. Run 'cygcheck -l cron' to list the files included in the 'cron' package. (This is a general recommendation for any Cygwin package.) 2. Read the file /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron.README to get some Cygwin-specific instructions about 'cron', including the use of 'ssmtp' as a replacement for 'sendmail'. 3. Run '/usr/bin/cron_diagnose.sh' to see whether it can identify any problems with your cron setup. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nelson Pereira Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:36 AM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: RE: cron issue You had to install Sendmail to do this right? How did you do that? Did you follow a howto article or dsomething? I need to install sendmail also but from what I have read, sendmail doesn't work on cygwin... I get this: The owner and the Administrators need to have ..x permission to /usr/sbin/sendmail. Here are the current permissions: ls: /usr/sbin/sendmail: No such file or directory Any help you can provide to help me install sendmail would be greatly appreciated Regards, NPEreira >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've configured cron using cron-config running as a service with the SERVICE account and as a service with myself. Initially, I created a crontab to run an rsync backup, which never initiated. I then opted for something simple and obvious, sending the date to a file. I've attached my log, crontab and the cygcheck. I've verified that the service is running (under XP) and that cron is running. Roger Davies PeopleSoft HRMS 970.506.7750 Important Notice: The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. Thank you. -- 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/
RE: cron issue
You had to install Sendmail to do this right? How did you do that? Did you follow a howto article or dsomething? I need to install sendmail also but from what I have read, sendmail doesnt work on cygwin... I get this: The owner and the Administrators need to have ..x permission to /usr/sbin/sendmail. Here are the current permissions: ls: /usr/sbin/sendmail: No such file or directory Any help you can provide to help me install sendmail would be greatly appreciated Regards, NPEreira I've configured cron using cron-config running as a service with the SERVICE account and as a service with myself. Initially, I created a crontab to run an rsync backup, which never initiated. I then opted for something simple and obvious, sending the date to a file. I've attached my log, crontab and the cygcheck. I've verified that the service is running (under XP) and that cron is running. Roger Davies PeopleSoft HRMS 970.506.7750 Important Notice: The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. Thank you. -- 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/
Re: cron issue
I got things working. Thanks for your help. On 6/29/05, Larry Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 05:25 PM 6/29/2005, you wrote: > >Imran Merali wrote: > > > >> I am trying to get cron to execute a bash script at a certain time, > >> but it is not doing so. The script itself works well, but it doesn't > >> seem to want to run when i set it up as a cron job. The same thing > >> happens when I try to do something simple like output a timestamp to a > >> text file each minute. This is a fresh install. Additionally, the line > >> in my crontab is identical to that in the crontab on my bsd machine. I > >> used cron_diagnose.sh, but it said my install was fine, with the > >> exception of a little issue with sendmail, which I tried to correct > >> with a symlink to a working mailer. > >[snip] > > > >First look into the Windows Event Viewer + Application, you should find a few > >events that have, among other things, the crond output. > > > Also look at '/var/log/cron.log' for info. > > > -- > 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/ > > -- 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/
RE: cron issue: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/cron ) cannot be found
At 10:18 PM 6/30/2005, you wrote: >I found http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-09/msg01858.html and it says to >create /etc/cron.d but that directory is already created. So then I noticed >it was marked readonly so I gave full control to everyone and still no luck. >Thanks, >Siegfired Please read and follow the advice from replies you receive to your previous posting before following up yourself on that posting with other things you tried that don't work. -- 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/
RE: cron issue: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/cron ) cannot be found
I found http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-09/msg01858.html and it says to create /etc/cron.d but that directory is already created. So then I noticed it was marked readonly so I gave full control to everyone and still no luck. Thanks, Siegfired -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Siegfried Heintze Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 6:10 PM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: RE: cron issue: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/cron ) cannot be found I'm having similar troubles. I have read the cron.README file. I installed cron some time ago. I believe I used the command described in cron.README. I see there are several cron.exes running on my system when I look at the process list. Should there be? Here is one of the many entries in the event viewer. I need some help interpreting this: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/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. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: /usr/sbin/cron : PID 1836 : (Siegfried) CMD (/c/Perl/bin/perl /c/WinOOP/Perl/bots/yahoo/finance/crawl-hot-jobs.pl /GUI=NONE /sleep=60 /threads=8 >`date +"). Any suggestions on how to resolve this? Thanks, Siegfried -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of René Berber Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:26 PM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: cron issue Imran Merali wrote: > I am trying to get cron to execute a bash script at a certain time, > but it is not doing so. The script itself works well, but it doesn't > seem to want to run when i set it up as a cron job. The same thing > happens when I try to do something simple like output a timestamp to a > text file each minute. This is a fresh install. Additionally, the line > in my crontab is identical to that in the crontab on my bsd machine. I > used cron_diagnose.sh, but it said my install was fine, with the > exception of a little issue with sendmail, which I tried to correct > with a symlink to a working mailer. [snip] First look into the Windows Event Viewer + Application, you should find a few events that have, among other things, the crond output. Second read $CYGWIN_HOME/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron.README and see what you need to have cron email you. BTW bash scripts work fine with cron, what you describe as doing should work with no problem. HTH -- René Berber -- 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/ -- 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/
RE: cron issue: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/cron ) cannot be found
On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Siegfried Heintze wrote: > I'm having similar troubles. I have read the cron.README file. I installed > cron some time ago. I believe I used the command described in cron.README. I > see there are several cron.exes running on my system when I look at the > process list. Should there be? Depends. Every time cron forks, you'll see an instance of the executable. Whether cron forks or not depends on your config, IIRC. > Here is one of the many entries in the event viewer. > > I need some help interpreting this: Okay. > The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/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. You may be > able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and > Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Ignore the above. It's Windows telling you that it can't find the template to nicely format the event content, so it'll give you the raw event data. > /usr/sbin/cron : PID 1836 : (Siegfried) CMD (/c/Perl/bin/perl > /c/WinOOP/Perl/bots/yahoo/finance/crawl-hot-jobs.pl /GUI=NONE /sleep=60 > /threads=8 >`date +"). Aha, this is the important one. It's cron telling you the exact command it tried to run. > Any suggestions on how to resolve this? Looks like your cron job command isn't parsed correctly -- the name of the file to redirect the output to doesn't look right. Also, I'm assuming /c/Perl contains ActiveState perl, not Cygwin's one. If so, passing it a Cygwin path to the script won't work. If it still doesn't work after you fix both of the problems above, please post your crontab. HTH, Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "The Sun will pass between the Earth and the Moon tonight for a total Lunar eclipse..." -- WCBS Radio Newsbrief, Oct 27 2004, 12:01 pm EDT -- 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/
RE: cron issue: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/cron ) cannot be found
I'm having similar troubles. I have read the cron.README file. I installed cron some time ago. I believe I used the command described in cron.README. I see there are several cron.exes running on my system when I look at the process list. Should there be? Here is one of the many entries in the event viewer. I need some help interpreting this: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /usr/sbin/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. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: /usr/sbin/cron : PID 1836 : (Siegfried) CMD (/c/Perl/bin/perl /c/WinOOP/Perl/bots/yahoo/finance/crawl-hot-jobs.pl /GUI=NONE /sleep=60 /threads=8 >`date +"). Any suggestions on how to resolve this? Thanks, Siegfried -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of René Berber Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:26 PM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: cron issue Imran Merali wrote: > I am trying to get cron to execute a bash script at a certain time, > but it is not doing so. The script itself works well, but it doesn't > seem to want to run when i set it up as a cron job. The same thing > happens when I try to do something simple like output a timestamp to a > text file each minute. This is a fresh install. Additionally, the line > in my crontab is identical to that in the crontab on my bsd machine. I > used cron_diagnose.sh, but it said my install was fine, with the > exception of a little issue with sendmail, which I tried to correct > with a symlink to a working mailer. [snip] First look into the Windows Event Viewer + Application, you should find a few events that have, among other things, the crond output. Second read $CYGWIN_HOME/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron.README and see what you need to have cron email you. BTW bash scripts work fine with cron, what you describe as doing should work with no problem. HTH -- René Berber -- 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/
Re: cron issue
At 05:25 PM 6/29/2005, you wrote: >Imran Merali wrote: > >> I am trying to get cron to execute a bash script at a certain time, >> but it is not doing so. The script itself works well, but it doesn't >> seem to want to run when i set it up as a cron job. The same thing >> happens when I try to do something simple like output a timestamp to a >> text file each minute. This is a fresh install. Additionally, the line >> in my crontab is identical to that in the crontab on my bsd machine. I >> used cron_diagnose.sh, but it said my install was fine, with the >> exception of a little issue with sendmail, which I tried to correct >> with a symlink to a working mailer. >[snip] > >First look into the Windows Event Viewer + Application, you should find a few >events that have, among other things, the crond output. Also look at '/var/log/cron.log' for info. -- 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/
Re: cron issue
Imran Merali wrote: > I am trying to get cron to execute a bash script at a certain time, > but it is not doing so. The script itself works well, but it doesn't > seem to want to run when i set it up as a cron job. The same thing > happens when I try to do something simple like output a timestamp to a > text file each minute. This is a fresh install. Additionally, the line > in my crontab is identical to that in the crontab on my bsd machine. I > used cron_diagnose.sh, but it said my install was fine, with the > exception of a little issue with sendmail, which I tried to correct > with a symlink to a working mailer. [snip] First look into the Windows Event Viewer + Application, you should find a few events that have, among other things, the crond output. Second read $CYGWIN_HOME/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron.README and see what you need to have cron email you. BTW bash scripts work fine with cron, what you describe as doing should work with no problem. HTH -- René Berber -- 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/
