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-- --Original Message-- --
From: James Ho [mailto:james.ho@(protected)]
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:07 PM
To: valhalla-list@(protected)
Subject: Cron does not work
I have a problem, I have set up a task as
a cronjob but it only works when I restart the
crond daemon in the /etc/rc.d/init.d/ directory.
The statement is:
* * * * * echo "Hello" >> /tmp/test.txt
When I restart crond, this works perfectly. But when I change
that statement to:
* * * * * echo "New Test" >> /tmp/test.txt
the cron does not read this new statement and continues executing the
old statement. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
James -
Are you using crontab -e to change the statement? That
should work. But if you simply change the file with a text
editor, you will see the behavior your are talking about.
- Mark
[DENNI,MARK (A-Americas,ex1)]
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size=2>-- --Original Message-- --<BR><B>From:</B> James Ho
[mailto:james.ho@(protected)]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 12,
2003 6:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B> valhalla-list@(protected)<BR><B>Subject:</B> Cron
does not work<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a problem, I have set up a task
as</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>a cronjob but it only works when I restart
the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>crond daemon in the /etc/rc.d/init.d/
directory.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The statement is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> * * * * * echo "Hello"
>> /tmp/test.txt</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I restart crond, this works perfectly.
But when I change</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>that statement to:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> * * * * * echo "New Test"
>> /tmp/test.txt</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the cron does not read this new statement and
continues executing the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>old statement. Any help is
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Thanks.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=255031404-13112003><FONT
color=#0000ff> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=255031404-13112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>James -</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=255031404-13112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=255031404-13112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Are
you using crontab -e to change the statement? That</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=255031404-13112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>should work. But if you simply change the file with a
text</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=255031404-13112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>editor, you will see the behavior your are talking a</FONT></SPAN>
<SPAN
class=255031404-13112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>bout.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=255031404-13112003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=255031404-13112003>- Mark</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=255031404-13112003><FONT color=#0000ff>[DENNI,MARK
(A-Americas,ex1)] </FONT></SPAN> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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