On 10.03.19 21:05, Markus Ueberall wrote: > # m h dom mon dow user command > 00 05 1-7 1,3,5,7,9,11 SAT sys-maint some-task some-option > #host1 > 00 05 8-14 1,3,5,7,9,11 SAT sys-maint some-task some-option > #host2 > 00 05 15-21 1,3,5,7,9,11 SAT sys-maint some-task some-option > #host3 > 00 05 22-28 1,3,5,7,9,11 SAT sys-maint some-task some-option > #host4
> The expectation was that none of the entries is executed in parallel > at any given point in time due to column three> (day-of-month range) This frequently occurring mistake is an unfortunate result of the crontab(5) specification. Quoting the man page: > Note: The day of a command's execution can be specified by two fields — > day of month, and day of week. If both fields are restricted (i.e., > aren't *), the command will be run when either field matches the current > time. For example, ``30 4 1,15 * 5'' would cause a command to be run at > 4:30 am on the 1st and 15th of each month, plus every Friday. In short: it's not dom AND dow, but dom OR dow. Consequently, your specification of SAT in column 5 trumps your specification of column 3. The man page contains an example for how to work around this. -- Christian Kastner ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1819369 Title: When specifying minute,hour,day-of-month,month,day-of-week values/ranges, given day-of-month range is *ignored* To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/1819369/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs