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Re: cron.hourly doesn't run



Paul Johnson wrote:
On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 08:09:26PM -0400, Hall Stevenson wrote:

60 * * * * root         test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report


There's only 60 minutes in an hour, not 61.  On a similar note, you
start counting with zero, not one.


This isn't as obvious as it seems. Both 0 and 7 are valid days of the week as far as cron is concerned[both Sunday].

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