Re: 1.5.21-1:Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2006-10-24 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
On 10/24/2006, Mark Schubert wrote: I'm so stupid... This is a little embarrassing cron-config worked fine... THANKS Larry! Glad to hear it. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd.

Re: 1.5.21-1:Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2006-10-24 Thread Mark Schubert
I'm so stupid... This is a little embarrassing cron-config worked fine... THANKS Larry! My sincere apologies. Mark. On 10/24/06, Mark Schubert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I still need help with this - anyone? Larry? Corinna? Thanks! Mark. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/

Re: 1.5.21-1:Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2006-10-24 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Mark Schubert wrote: I still need help with this - anyone? Larry? Corinna? I still don't understand why you don't just use 'cron-config' for all this. It would avoid allot of guesswork on your part. If configuring with 'cron-config' doesn't just work for you and/or you get the same problem

Re: 1.5.21-1:Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2006-10-24 Thread Mark Schubert
I still need help with this - anyone? Larry? Corinna? Thanks! Mark. On 10/20/06, Mark Schubert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Update - cron works when start it manually from cron_server account - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ /usr/sbin/cron It runs crontabs from all different accounts.The problem is I

Re: 1.5.21-1:Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2006-10-20 Thread Mark Schubert
Update - cron works when start it manually from cron_server account - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ /usr/sbin/cron It runs crontabs from all different accounts.The problem is I need to have it start as a service so when the machine boots, it will run. I've tried every which way under the sun to start

Re: 1.5.21-1:Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2006-10-11 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
On 10/11/2006, Mark Schubert wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ cron_server>crontab -l # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall. # (/tmp/crontab.5292 installed on Wed Oct 11 18:05:28 2006) # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 1.8 2004/12/21 16:14:41 corinna Exp $) * * * * * rm ~/this * * *

1.5.21-1:Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2006-10-11 Thread Mark Schubert
I do not have a problem to get cron to start - but it flat doesn't work. I've started/configured it to start every way I've seen so far (except the "wrappers") stuff - I don't see how that could help... I've read a TON of information provided by Ms. Vinschen - and I am still not able to get cron

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-12-18 Thread Benn Schreiber
I absolutely agree, Corinna. The correct fix is to use the administrators group. I was provided with a crontab that sets the group ownership to administrators, rather than SYSTEM, and it is fine. Benn > Quoting crontab.c from the cron-3.0.1-11 sources: > > /* Cygwin can't support changing the ow

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-12-18 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Dec 17 14:43, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > Quoting crontab.c from the cron-3.0.1-11 sources: > > /* Cygwin can't support changing the owner since that requires crontab to >be a s-uid application which is not supported. >As workaround we try to set group membership to be SYSTEM (== ROOT_UI

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-12-17 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
in case > others run into the problem, and with the hope that a future rev of cron > will address this problem. > > Thanks > Benn > > From: "Benn Schreiber" > To: > Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:51:26 -0800 > Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-12-17 Thread Benn Schreiber
ction on the tabs/user file to user.Administrators after a 'crontab -e'). I'm posting this in case others run into the problem, and with the hope that a future rev of cron will address this problem. Thanks Benn From: "Benn Schreiber" To: Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:51:26

RE: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-12-16 Thread Harig, Mark
nal Message- > From: Benn Schreiber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron > > > I am running on Windows 2003 server, and set up cron_server > per this note. > The

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-12-16 Thread Benn Schreiber
x27;t open it. I changed the group to administrators, which cron_server is part of, but unfortunately, a 'crontab -e' resets the group to SYSTEM. Thanks Benn From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin at cygwin dot com Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:02:53 +0100 Subject: Re: Windows 2003

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-13 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, René Haber wrote: > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > Check if the new cron_server user account has execute permissions > > on the cron.exe executable. > > Thanks. I had some permission Problems, not only on cron.exe, because I > didn't reinstall cygwin when i reinstalled Windows. N

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-13 Thread René Haber
Corinna Vinschen wrote: Check if the new cron_server user account has execute permissions on the cron.exe executable. Thanks. I had some permission Problems, not only on cron.exe, because I didn't reinstall cygwin when i reinstalled Windows. Now it works. René -- Unsubscribe info: http://

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-12 Thread Brian Ford
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am one step closer, but things are still a little strange. > > I set the cron service to log in as Administrator, and it will now > service the Administrator crontab. It will not run the tasks in > another users crontab. > Why would you do that? D

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-12 Thread brian
searching for the final answer. /Brian Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron From: "Brian Cruikshank" To: Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 13:27:33 -0700 Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Server

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-11 Thread Brian Cruikshank
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Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-11 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 07:13:33PM +0100, Ren? Haber wrote: > CYGWIN crond : PID 288 : starting service `CYGWIN crond' failed: > execv: 1, Operation not permitted. Check if the new cron_server user account has execute permissions on the cron.exe executable. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-11 Thread René Haber
Hello Corinna Corinna Vinschen wrote: The easiest way is to follow the ssh-host-config script in creating a special account: net user cron_server /add /yes net localgroup cron_server /add editrights -a SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege -u cron_server editrights -a SeCreateTokenPrivilege -u c

Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-11 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 03:26:07PM -0700, Brian Cruikshank wrote: > I have tried putting > the everyone group on the Local Security policies for "Create a token > object", "Logon as service", and "Replace a process level token". The > problem still happens. URGH! Don't do this. Remove the Ever

Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

2003-11-10 Thread Brian Cruikshank
Hello all, I have been able to get Cygwin Cron up and operational on Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro. I am having problems getting working on Windows 2003 Server. I have installed it as described in many places and the Cron appears to be running. I tried the simple /usr/bin/date job, and I g