Hi there -- I went through the /var/log/messages and checked root's mail, and there was nothing to indicate a problem. I verified that crond was running. -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike McGrath Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:42 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: RE: Cron Issues > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kaplan, Andrew H. > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:27 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: RE: Cron Issues > > Hi there -- > > There isn't an error message per se, it just appears that the > cron job was not executed. The user running the job is root. > > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike McGrath > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:18 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: RE: Cron Issues > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Kaplan, Andrew H. > > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:38 AM > > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Cron Issues > > > > I noticed that on several nights one of the scheduled cron > jobs on one > > of our Fedora Core 4 systems did not run. I was able to run the job > > manually. This appears to have just happened, and it appears to be > > intermittent. > > > > Has anyone else seen this type of behavior? Thanks. > > > > This is most commonly from environment variables and paths > not being referenced or set up correctly, do you have a copy > of the specific error you're getting? Who's running the job? > We need more information. > > -Mike > There has to be some sort of message or reason you think a job isn't running? Is there anything in /var/log/messages (search for cron) often times when a cron job fails an email gets sent to root, does that message say anything? -Mike -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
