RE: TIME, DATE and CRON... trap for the unwary

2001-07-22 Thread Ian Perry
bject: Re: TIME, DATE and CRON... trap for the unwary > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 10:15:00AM +1000, Ian Perry wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Just came across a point about Time and Date and CRON which > could cause a > > problem for those who are unaware. >

Re: TIME, DATE and CRON... trap for the unwary

2001-07-20 Thread Walt Mankowski
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 10:15:00AM +1000, Ian Perry wrote: > Hi All, > > Just came across a point about Time and Date and CRON which could cause a > problem for those who are unaware. > > If you have CRON running and you set back the Date or Time backwards, CRON > will not run until at least the

Re: TIME, DATE and CRON... trap for the unwary

2001-07-20 Thread John Galt
On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Ian Perry wrote: >Hi All, > >Just came across a point about Time and Date and CRON which could cause a >problem for those who are unaware. > >If you have CRON running and you set back the Date or Time backwards, CRON >will not run until at least the old time has been reached a

Re: TIME, DATE and CRON... trap for the unwary

2001-07-19 Thread David Z Maze
Ian Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: IP> Hi All, IP> Just came across a point about Time and Date and CRON which could cause a IP> problem for those who are unaware. IP> IP> If you have CRON running and you set back the Date or Time backwards, CRON IP> will not run until at least the old time has

TIME, DATE and CRON... trap for the unwary

2001-07-19 Thread Ian Perry
Hi All, Just came across a point about Time and Date and CRON which could cause a problem for those who are unaware. If you have CRON running and you set back the Date or Time backwards, CRON will not run until at least the old time has been reached again. A quick reboot solves the problem. Ian