> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kaplan, Andrew H. > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:53 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: RE: Cron Issues > > 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 > What information do you have that a job is failing at all? -Mike
