RE: [cobalt-users] RE: crontab error

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Cavan Kelly wrote:

> Peter Batenburg wrote:
> > Did you consider the fact that you might been hacked? crond is
> > usualy also
> > trojanned.
> 
> I suppose it's possible but, seeing as I was mucking about with crontab at
> around the same time, it's more likely that I've done this myself.  How's
> that for a bit of refreshing candor ;-)

My guess is you managed to overwrite the systemwide crontab (/etc) with
roots (/var/spool/cron/root) and now you have 2 scripts running at the
same time....you need to find a clean original copy for the system wide
one....

also remember there is a log file for cron in /var/log, it's often
informative to see what cron thinks it doing...(it also records changes
you made ;)

I doubt you really have 2 crond's running, cron checks for this ;)

gsh