Re: [cobalt-users] Re: [RaQ 550] - URGENT - CRONTAB NOT CHANGEABLE

["Laurent GROUSSET" <laurent.grousset@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for your solution,

i wonder how to make the crontab -e command work ?

Laurent.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William J.A. Brillinger" <billy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Re: [RaQ 550] - URGENT - CRONTAB NOT CHANGEABLE


> At 01:57 PM 13/06/03 +0200, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I've a problem while trying to edit my crontab for eatch users.
> >
> >When i type "crontab -e" and then valid changes in vi,
> >
> >it allways tells me : "crontab: no changes made to crontab".
> >
> >even as root ...
> >
> >What should i do to solve this problem ?
> >
> >To "temporary" solve this problem, i edit the /var/spool/cron files, and
> >then restart crond
> >But it is not a solution.
> >
> >Thanks all for your help ...
> >
> >Laurent.
>
> I create my cron files using the pico and then insert them using this
> syntax: crontab 'sourcefile'
>
> then I check that the changes were made using crontab -l
>
> This way I always have a backup of my user's cron jobs that I can restore
> any time.
>
> see: http://www.scrounge.org/linux/cron.html for more info.
>
> - Bill B.
>
>
>
>
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