Re: [cobalt-users] CRONTAB QUESTION

[Dennis <dkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At telnet prompt type 'crontab -e'

That will allow you to edit the crontab file for that user.

    -Dennis

Ron Newbigging wrote:

> Hi,
> I got your email off the Cobalt userlist of you dont mind...
>
> I have a problem with crontab... I'm on a RAQ3 if that helps.
> I created a crontab file, and this is what it looked like:
>
> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
> # (crontab installed on Wed Mar 15 21:28:10 2000)
> # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $)
> 8 * * * *  /home/sites/home/web/create.cgi
> 8 * * * *  /home/sites/home/web/create2.cgi
>
> IT wouldnt work, the server wont run those scripts. Here is what I did:
>
> 1. Logged into telnet as admin.
> 2.Created "crontab" file, chmod 777, and wrote
> 8 * * * *  /home/sites/home/web/create.cgi
> 8 * * * *  /home/sites/home/web/create2.cgi
> 3. I then went into the /home/sites/home/web directory and used the
> following command:
> crontab crontab
>
> That made the file above my crontab. I used crontab -l, and it showed the
> exact file above. All seems well, but nothing happens...
>
> I dont even get an email error when log in as root to read my mail...
>
> Any ideas?
> ------------
> Ron Newbigging
> http://www.beat-box.com/
>
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