Re: [cobalt-developers] Is there anything better than cron?

["Will W" <will911@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the response...I did add the crontab entries using the correct user...in this case root because only root can run this stuff...

The issue is that when crond is alive all is well and all entries are run correctly but for some reason crond with just die silently without any entries in /var/log/messages, kernel, syslog, or cron log files.

Will
-----Original Message-----
From: "Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:53:58 -0400
To:  <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [cobalt-developers] Is there anything better than cron?


> "Will W" <will911@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > All my entries are correct in /etc/crontab and when the crond is up
> > and running all the entries are executed correctly but unpredictably
> > the crond process dies every now and then.
> 
> Consider avoiding the system cron and using the user cron instead (maybe for
> user root, maybe for an unprivileged user depending on needs).  Add the user
> to /etc/cron.allow, then create the cron file entries, then login as the
> user, 'crontab cronfile' to load, 'crontab -l' to verify.  'man cron' and
> search on google.com for a tutorial.  May not help with crond dieing, but is
> the preferred way to add cron entries.
> 
> >   Anyone know why this would happen and also if there is anything better
> than crond?
> 
> There are some alternatives.  Check freshmeat.net, I don't recall names
> offhand, but I did test one last year and decided to stick with crond.
> 
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