This is on F12. When I edit /etc/crontab (SUed as root, using VI) I see the following in /var/log/cron after I save crontab: Feb 16 00:39:02 hda crond[1541]: (*system*) RELOAD (/etc/crontab) Feb 16 00:39:02 hda crond[1541]: (CRON) bad username (/etc/crontab) My crontab content is: # cat crontab SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin MAILTO=root HOME=/ # For details see man 4 crontabs # Example of job definition: # .---------------- minute (0 - 59) # | .------------- hour (0 - 23) # | | .---------- day of month (1 - 31) # | | | .------- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ... # | | | | .---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat # | | | | | # * * * * * command to be executed 1 4 * * * /usr/bin/rsync -a /home/ /media/2GHJTCB4/backups/hda/home -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines