Re: [cobalt-users] crontab /bin/bash: root: command not found

["Scott Webb" <webbcite@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Just restore your backup of /var/spool/cron/root.  If >that's not possible, 
> post the contents of that file so >we can find the error.

I don't think I can restore /var/spool/cron/root as it looks the same as the 
modified version.  Here is my crontab -u root -l:

SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
MAILTO=root
HOME=/

# run-parts
03,18,33,48 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.quarter-hourly
04,34 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.half-hourly
01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
05 0,6,12,18 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.quarter-daily
02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly

# Monitor services to make sure everything is still okay.
0,15,30,45 * * * * root /usr/local/sbin/swatch >>/var/cobalt/adm.log 2>&1

# ftpbackup program sending backups to another.host.com
10 23 * * 3 /bin/tar cfp - /home | gzip | /usr/local/bin/ftpbackup -h 
111.111.111.111 -u username-p password dir incoming -b 
bkp-home-weekly.tar.gz

10 1 * * 4 /bin/tar cfp - /etc | gzip | /usr/local/bin/ftpbackup -h 
111.111.111.111 7 -u username -p password dir incoming -b 
bkp-etc-weekly.tar.gz

10 2 * * 4 /bin/tar cfp - /var | gzip | /usr/local/bin/ftpbackup -h 
111.111.111.111 7 -u username -p password dir incoming -b 
bkp-var-weekly.tar.gz

10 3 * * 4 /bin/tar cfp - /usr/admserv | gzip /usr/local/bin/ftpbackup -h 
111.111.111.111 -u username-p password dir incoming -b 
bkp-usradmserv-weekly.tar.gz

10 4 * * 4 /bin/tar cfp - /usr/local | gzip | /usr/local/bin/ftpbackup -h 
111.111.111.111 -u username -p password dir incoming -b 
bkp-usrlocal-weekly.tar.gz

> I use pico to edit the following file, which I load by >doing:
>
> crontab -u root ~root/cron.master.

I don't have a /root/cron.master file.  I do have a /etc/crontab.master and 
/etc/crontab.pkgsave.  I also made a copy of /etc/crontab prior to making 
any changes.

The weird thing is that I edited /etc/crontab directly using vi and and 
changed it back to "original".  But now it does not match the above.  When I 
did edit the crontab file "correctly" using crontab -e I didn't specify a -u 
username.  Could that be part of the problem?

Funny thing is that the cron jobs seem to be working correctly.  I am 
getting my logcheck emails and the backups actually worked.  The only 
problem (I think) is that I am getting an error email everytime it tries to 
run the crontab file for the different "run-parts".  That ends up being a 
TON of emails.

Any Ideas on how I can correct my mistakes?

Thanks!
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