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I read the documentation. I know that it resides in memory, but when I use
crontab -e, it should update the cronjob file as well as reload the new cronjob
into the memory, effectively overwritting the previous one.
When I try it in another of my machine (with same OS version), it works
perfectly. So I don't think you're suppose to restart the crond program
everytime.
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: Keith Mastin
To: valhalla-list@(protected)
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 1:34 AM
Subject: Re: Cron does not work
> yep, I used crontab -e. It doesn't work. Is it because the crond daemon
> has failed? When I check using ps -ef | grep crond, I find that the
> daemon is still running.
..in memory. You need to restart crond after editing the file that crontab
executes unless crontab had been modified. This is all covered in man
cron.
> 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.
>
> 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.
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Keith Mastin
BeechTree Information Technology Services Inc.
Toronto, Canada
(416)429 9304
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I read the documentation. I know that it resides
in
memory, but when I use</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>crontab -e, it should update the cronjob file as
well as reload the new cronjob</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>into the memory, effectively overwritting the
previous one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I try it in another of my machine (with same
OS version), it works</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>perfectly. So I don't think you're suppose to
restart the crond program </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>everytime.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV>
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<A title=kmastin@(protected) href="mailto:kmastin@(protected)">Keith
Mastin</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 15, 2003 1:34
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<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>> yep, I used crontab -e. It doesn't work. Is it
because
the crond daemon<BR>> has failed? When I check using ps -ef | grep crond,
I
find that the<BR>> daemon is still running.<BR><BR>..in memory. You need
to
restart crond after editing the file that crontab<BR>executes unless crontab
had been modified. This is all covered in
man<BR>cron.<BR><BR>> I have a problem, I have set
up a task as<BR>> a cronjob but it only works when
I restart the<BR>> crond daemon in the
/etc/rc.d/init.d/ directory.<BR>><BR>> The
statement is:<BR>> * * * *
* echo "Hello" >> /tmp/test.txt<BR>><BR>>
When I restart crond, this works perfectly. But when I
change<BR>> that statement
to:<BR>> * * * * * echo
"New Test" >> /tmp/test.txt<BR>><BR>> the
cron does not read this new statement and continues executing
the<BR>> old statement. Any help is
appreciated.<BR>><BR>> Are you using crontab -e
to change the statement? That<BR>> should
work. But if you simply change the file with a
text<BR>> editor, you will see the behavior your
are talking about.<BR><BR>-- <BR>Keith Mastin<BR>BeechTree Information
Technology Services Inc.<BR>Toronto, Canada<BR>(416)429
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